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| Galang investigating the electricity of the contested car. (Photo: Mirza/PR UMM) |
Dreams must be fought to the last drop of blood. Including having to be willing to sacrifice some things to reach the dream. That is the principle held by Galang Bimandra. The Electrical Engineering student of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) and was one of the actors behind various awards won by his team at LSO Mechatronic UMM.
Acquiring the first position or first place in the national Urban Electric Class was taken by his team during KMHE Padang in 2018 ago. Not satisfied in the national class, the student who was born in Malang on March 18, 1998, won 6th place in the 2019 Asia Electric Shell Marathon Urban Electric Class held in Malaysia.
"Honestly, since I compete in every competition I have never slept in 8 hours," he said. For Galang, sleeping 5-6 hours is enough. Reducing sleep hours according to him is a form of sincerity to achieve something. In addition, it does require more sacrifice in every struggle.
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Not infrequently, he and his friends at LSO Mechronic stayed up late to perfect the electric car that was about to be deployed in the coming competition. "Midnight test drive, that's normal," he said with a laugh.
Considering the cars that Mekatronic worked on were electric cars, Galang occupied a very core position, namely the Chair of the Electrical Division. He and his division members are fully responsible for all matters related to electricity. Starting from the controller until the headlights of the car.
"It takes a long time for me and the team to explore and process just for one element," he explained. The preparations made by Galang and his team for the competition in the following year are always maximal. It is proven by the evaluation, design, and execution which done in less than two weeks after the competition.
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The child of the couple Kusnadi and Ngatmiati claimed that he loves the electrical world since attending elementary school. "My father used to have a buying and selling car business, that's where I know that behind the sound system on the car there is a cool electrical process," he said. In addition, Gilang also likes to find out how Tamiya cars (popular toys in the early 2000s) run with a dynamo.
Galang not only did well when he was in college. He first achieved success in competitions ranging from municipal to international. "At that time, my idea of a cooling device won from the city to the national level. Finally, I was sent to become a representative of Indonesia to compete in Japan".Although he did not win in Japan, he admitted his failure was a memorable experience.
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In various competitions that have been followed, sometimes Galang failed to achieve champion. But he was never overly disappointed. "Failure must be improved, Alhamdulillah, also because I am happy with this world," he said.
Currently, Galang and the team are preparing to participate in the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2020 which will be held next June. Galang gave a little leak of one of the electric car idea of LSO Mechronic that will be present in the energy-efficient. "We made the headlamp be like one of the cars in the Fast and Furious movie," he said.
For the upcoming KMHE event, Galang is focusing on maximizing the ability of his team. "The key is not to underestimate your opponent. Do your best and be strong to overcome failure," he added. (joh)
