2012 Baja SAE Rules

C2.6.2 Approved vehicles must remain in “as-approved” condition throughout the competition. Any repairs of a part that is not
identical as the broken part must be approved prior to the repair.
C2.6.3 Non-identical parts not approved will be subject to an appropriate performance penalty.
C2.6.4 Minor adjustments permitted by the rules and normal vehicle maintenance and tuning are not considered modifications.
ARTICLE 3: ENGINEERING DESIGN EVENT
C3.1 Engineering design assessment consists of two events: Written Design Report and Design Evaluation.
C3.2 Design Report
The design report should clearly explain the engineering and design process that was used in developing each system of
the team’s Baja SAE vehicle. The process for each system could include: objectives, customer requirements, alternatives
considered (e.g. independent rear suspension vs. single rear swing arm, manual transmission vs. CVT, etc.),
improvements over last year’s design, the result(s) of design calculations, stress analysis, testing, etc.
C3.2.1 Design Report – Format
(A) Format – Design reports must follow the format for SAE Technical Papers.
(B) Electronic version – The design report must be submitted electronically in Adobe Acrobat Format (PDF) The
document must be a single file (text, drawings and optional content are all inclusive). The design report file must
be named as follows: Vehicle #_school name (full name) _competition.
EXAMPLE: Vehicle #141_University of East Mudge Baja Oregon.
(C) File Size – The maximum size for the file is 5 megabytes.
C3.2.2 Design Report – Page Limit
The technical paper segment of the design report is limited to ten (10) pages, excluding the cover page. Additionally the
report may, at the team’s option, include up to four (4) non-text pages of plans, graphics, photographs or other data for a
maximum of fourteen (14) pages of information. The only text permitted on the four (4) optional pages is captions. All
pages must be either 8 ½” x 11” or A4.
NOTE: If a report exceeds 10 pages of technical report or 4 pages of graphics, then only the first 10 technical and 4
graphic pages will be evaluated.
C3.2.3 Design Report – Deadline and Submission (NEW PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION) See Part E
Design reports must be submitted to the individual/address listed on the Action Deadlines page on the SAE website.
Reports must be received by the due date listed in the Action deadlines. Any Design Report not received by the due date
will be subject to a penalty of ten (10) points for each day after the deadline.
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COMMENT: It is require that a printed copy of the design report be brought to each competition along with proof of
submission.
C3.3 Design Evaluation
C3.3.1 Design evaluation will involve two steps. The first step will be the initial design judging of all vehicles. After initial
judging is complete and the design evaluation scores recorded, the top cars (number determined by SAE and the
organizers) will move onto Design Finals.
C3.3.2 During design evaluation, team members are expected to fully explain and discuss all aspects of their vehicle’s design
and the rationale behind their design decisions.
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