Rules and Regulations R-Type - F1 in Schools

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THE DESIGN BRIEFSpecific RequirementsYour team must comply with all the guidelines outlined below:Your team must contain a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 6 students.Due to the increasing numbers entering the competition it has been necessary to introduce aQualifying stage. Entry to this Qualifying Stage will be open to all schools and entry is free.Each school can enter as many teams as they wish for the Qualifying Stage, but a maximum of twoteams from each category (Junior / Senior Cycle) will be allowed to progress through to theRegional Finals.Teams must be registered by 16th October 2009. Registration is online at www.F1inSchools.ieThe Qualifying Stage will be judged following the submission of a 5 page plan (submissiondeadline 6th November 2009). The details for this Stage follow in this document under theQualifying Stage heading on pages 8 and 9.Teams’ 5 page plans are judged to select approximately 100 teams to progress to Manufacturingand Regional Final stage. The teams that score highest in the Qualifying Stage will proceed throughto the Regional Finals. All schools will be notified by email if they have/have not succeeded inprogressing through to the Regional Final stage. There is a fee of €80 per team for those whoqualify for the Regional Final stage.If it is your school’s third time to enter the Challenge and your team is a Senior Cycle team, youmust design the R-Type car. For details on Competition Categories, view page 15 of thisdocument.Your team must use 3D CAD (Computer Aided Design) software to produce your ideas and modelthem in 3D. Details on how to obtain your free copy of Solid Works software from F1 in Schools isavailable on the website (www.f1inschools.ie).The dimensions of your car body, together with the wheels, must fit the dimensions outlined inthe rules. Marks will be deducted otherwise. Please check these very carefully.The car body must be machined from a single piece of balsa wood. The front aerofoil and rearaerofoil may be machined from a separate non-metallic material e.g. ABS. This applies also tosupporting structures.Each car body must be manufactured either at your school or at a designated ManufacturingCentre, which F1 in Schools will pair your team with. Your team must use a CNC machine, suchas the Denford MicroRouter to produce the car body.Each car body must be completed with a high quality painted finish. Note that only a limited amountof hand finishing to the body is allowed. Only one car is required at regional and national final level.At Regional and National Final stages each team must produce a design portfolio which detailsthe design, production and evaluation process including, initial ideas, design development,manufacture and evidence of testing and evaluation. Max 20 pages (A3). It should be noted thatpoints are awarded for ICT in the design of your portfolio.At Regional and National Final stages each team must supply a 1 st or 3 rd angle orthographicprojection and a graphic rendering of their final design, both produced using a 3D CAD package.At Regional and National Final stages each team must complete a specification sheet, which mustbe displayed at each race event. This specification sheet should be completed before arriving at therace event.At Regional and National Final stages teams must prepare a verbal presentation on their work. 5minutes will be allocated to present to the judges.Note: The guidelines listed above are minimum requirements. Please review the Rules and Regulations and markingscheme further in this document.F1 in Schools Technology Challenge 4
THE DESIGN BRIEFDesign ConsiderationsDesign Preparation:Before beginning to design your car, you willneed: Solid Works or a similar 3D CAD softwarepackage at your school/college. A design template suitable for the balsawood blank. (this can be downloaded atwww.F1inSchools.ie/resources) Hopefully, an endless supply of ideas!Training:CAD packages will help you draw and developyour ideas in 3D. Of course, as with most drawingpackages, it takes time to learn how to use them.Your technology teacher should be able to showyou how the software works, but members of yourteam will need to spend some time exploring thesoftware, so you can see what it can do and howit can help you design your F1 car.Research:Investigate existing F1 car designs. Your teachermay be able to help you use the internet to findout the latest developments occurring in the worldof F1 design. Team photos from last year’sChallenge can be found at www.F1inSchools.ie inthe Gallery section. Concentrate your research onareas that could help your team, for example,aerodynamics, car body designs and wheeldesigns, then try to apply the principles to yourown ideas.Testing:Your team may want to consider testing a varietyof car designs, or car parts, in a virtual wind tunnelor physical wind and/or smoke tunnel, if yourMake Centre has access to one, to evaluate theiraerodynamic performance.If your school has a copy of Solid Works youshould also have included a copy of COSMOS,Solid Works design analysis software.COSMOSFlowXpress can be used to quicklyanalyze the Race Car Block part which is used inthe Race Car Assembly.COSMOSFloXpress is a fluid dynamicsapplication that calculates how fluid, (air or water)flows through a part or assembly model. Based onthe calculated velocity field, you can find problemareas in your design and improve them before youmanufacture any parts.Manufacturing ConsiderationsIn the F1 Car Kit that each team qualifying for theRegional final stage will receive, is a balsa woodblock, a set of 4 wheels and 2 axles, which is theminimum that you need to compete at Regionalfinal stage.Note that your car design template must be10mm shorter at least at one end, compared tothe actual balsa wood block (we have accountedfor this in the Rules & Regulations, point 3a). Youwill not be able to machine to the extreme endsof the balsa wood block, since they aresometimes used for attaching the CNC machinejig fixtures. Damage could occur if the cutting toolhits any of these jig fixtures.The jig is used to stop the balsa wood blockmoving whilst being machined. It also allows theblock to be accurately repositioned. Please notehowever that some machines will require onlyone cut, others may require two cuts, thereforeyou will need to take this into account when youare designing the car.Manufacturing of cars must occur at an approvedF1 in Schools Manufacturing Centre (3rd levelinstitution), which F1 in Schools will pair yourteam with, or if your school has facilities, in yourown school.Once machined, you can smooth down the balsawood design and finish with primer and paint.Note that only a limited amount of hand finishingto the body is allowed. Filler should not be usedto build up areas of your car. You can alsodecorate the car body with any sponsorshipstickers, advertising or colour schemes.Sponsorship ConsiderationsWhen seeking team sponsorship, please ensurethat the proposed sponsor of your team does notconflict with the F1 in Schools TechnologyChallenge sponsors.If you are unsure if your potential sponsor willconflict please contact f1@ics.ie for confirmationF1 in Schools Technology Challenge 5
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