2017 Competition Regulations Entry Class Category

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1 2017 Competition Regulations Entry Class Category Secondary Competitive 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Season Rules & Regulations This document has been ratified and approved for release by 4x4 in Land Rover in Schools (Singapore). Any approved revisions will be officially released as supplementary regulations through the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools (Singapore) website. This is accessible via at the rules and regulations notices and downloads page. Feedback is welcomed and should be sent to info@4x4inschools.com.sg x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 1 of 22

2 CONTENTS PART ONE What is 4x4 Land Rover in Schools 3 Getting Started 4 The Design Brief 6 Design Considerations 8 Page PART TWO Article 1 General Information 9 Article 2 Competition and Judging Format 13 Article 3 Specifications Judging 15 Article 4 Presentation Board 16 Article 5 Team Interview 17 Article 6 Track Assessment 18 Article 7 Protests 19 Article 8 Judges 20 Article 9 Awards x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 2 of 22

3 WHAT IS 4x4 LAND ROVER IN SCHOOLS? Welcome, The Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge is an International Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) projects which challenges teams to build a radio controlled four-wheel drive (4x4) vehicle to the specifications provided. The vehicle will be required to successfully navigate and complete obstacles on an off road test track that is just as demanding as the real thing, and emulates the capabilities of a full size 4x4 vehicle. The challenge involves teams with three to six team members aged years of age working together to design and build a radio controlled four-wheel drive (4x4) vehicle, prepare for a verbal presentation, build a pit display and create engineering and enterprise portfolios for their teams. Their vehicle must be built to be able to successfully negotiate a specially designed test track emulating real life off-road situations. Land Rover 4x4 in Schools will assist you by monitoring your progress through the duration of the challenge. This will help to ensure you will be ready to compete. The National Schools 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Championships will be held in Singapore annually where student teams will compete against each other. The winner in the competitive category will be invited to compete at the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools World Finals The 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Technology Challenge is supported and sponsored by the following companies and agencies: Denford Ltd, City University London, Autodesk, Mastereign Enrichment, Vivarch Enrichment, Kingmaker Enrichment and C ignature Enrichment x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 3 of 22

4 GETTING STARTED Professional Class, Development Class, Entry Class Competition 2017 Flowchart Rules and Regulations Registration Forms Published online Teachers and students to read the COMPETITION AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS documents Schools register and send teams details 4x4 in Schools to confirm school attendance National Finals on 2 nd /3 rd /4 th Week of July 2017 Champion Team will be invited to the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools World Finals x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 4 of 22

5 Autodesk CAD Software We are delighted to have Autodesk as our Premium Global Software Partner, providing free tools for the next generation of design. Through 4x4 Land Rover in Schools, schools are provided software to support their teams through the competition season. Get started request free access to our powerful design products: Professional 3D design software Autodesk Fusion 360 Professional software: Create and simulate your design with this 3D mechanical CAD, visualization, and documentation software Autodesk Showcase software: Transform your 4x4 Land Rover car into photo-quality visuals for effective virtual presentation Creative design apps Autodesk Pixlr Express app: Fun and easy-to-use professional photo editing tool that helps you build an awesome marketing portfolio of your 4x4 Land Rovers. Download the free app today. Autodesk 123D Make app: Turn your amazing 4x4 Land Rover car 3D models into even more amazing DIY projects. Download the free app today. Simple steps to gain access to free Autodesk technology: Autodesk Education Master Suite is a one-stop solution to help you conceptualize, create, analyze, render, document, and manufacture your designs. Join the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools program and request free* Autodesk Education Master Suites for your school via the Autodesk Academic Resource Center (ARC)*by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. How to Request Autodesk CAD Software if you are a Student Students also have the opportunity to access their own free copy of the software for their personal learning needs by visiting The Autodesk Student Community. Enquiries and Questions All questions and queries about the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Challenge should be ed to: info@4x4inschools.com.sg Registration IMPORTANT Please register your teams online as soon as you have allocated your job descriptions x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 5 of 22

6 THE DESIGN BRIEF You are the Design Team commissioned to design and construct the best performing 4x4 Land Rover on the planet to navigate through various difficult terrain and obstacles. In order to enter the Challenge, you must allocate job roles to the members of your group. Ideally, one role should be allocated to each person. However, you may have to double up on your role and responsibilities, depending on the number of people you have available. The following job roles are examples of what could be covered by the members of your team: Team Manager (maximum 1 person). This person would be responsible for managing the team, ensuring that the primary and back-up cars are ready for the finals. The team manager works closely with all members of the team, offering assistance where necessary. Resources Manager This person organises time, materials and equipment for design and making the cars. They could be responsible for developing ideas regarding team marketing (presentation). The resources manager will need to liaise with all members to check tasks are progressing on time and offer additional help, if needed. Manufacturing Engineer These people could be responsible for advising team members on the manufacture of the car and the constraints of the manufacturing process. Manufacturing engineers will need to liaise with the design engineers to report and help solve any problems with construction of the car. Design Engineer This role could be responsible for the styling and aerodynamic performance of the car design. Design engineers will need to liaise with the manufacturing engineers to ensure their ideas can be realised. Graphic Designer This person could be responsible for producing the colour schemes applied to the vehicle, including any special sponsorship decals, together with the final x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 6 of 22

7 graphic renderings and any additional team marketing materials. The graphic designer will need to liaise with the design engineer to ensure any schemes will fit the shape of the vehicle and the resources manager for additional marketing development. There are many tasks that must be mastered, in order to design, manufacture, prepare and finally enter a car for racing, that teamwork will be vital to your success. Remember, no one person is more important than other members in the team x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 7 of 22

8 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS Design Preparation Before beginning to design your car, you will need: A 4x4 Land Rover (enquire at info@4x4inschools.com.sg for purchase) Hopefully, an endless supply of ideas! Research Investigate existing 4x4 Land Rover technology and designs. Concentrate your research on areas that could help your team, for example, wheels, suspension set ups and car body designs, and then try to apply the principles to your own ideas. Testing Your team may want to consider testing a variety of car designs, or car parts on the obstacles. 4x4 test elements are available for purchase. Please contact us at info@4x4inschools.com.sg x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 8 of 22

9 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Competitive teams a. Each team must consist of a minimum of 3 students to a maximum of 6. b. Each team member must be between the ages of the following categories. The age of each team member will be taken at the time of the regional final. Category Age as on 1st Jan 2017 Entry Class Secondary years old Team responsibilities a. Teams must read the SG Technical & Competition Regulations (This document), carefully to ensure that all project elements satisfy these regulations and that they understand the requirements and procedures for all aspects of the competition and judging. b. During competition it is the team s responsibility to ensure that team members are present at the correct time and location for all scheduled activities. Role and responsibility of supervising teacher / adult. a. All supervising teachers / adults should carefully read and understand the terms and conditions for entry into 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore and have explained all relevant information within this agreement to their team(s). b. It is the primary responsibility of the supervising teacher / adult to ensure duty of care / well-being for all their student team members. Any concerns arising during the event in relation to this should be brought to the attention of the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Event Directors immediately. c. The supervising teacher / adult are permitted to be present during all judging activities with their team, but, must not interact in any way with the student team, Judges or judging process. Any incident considered inappropriate will be brought to the attention of the Chair of Judges x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 9 of 22

10 Regulations documents a. 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore issues the rules and regulations, all revisions and amendments made. b. Technical & Competition Regulations (This document) is mainly concerned with regulations and procedures directly related to judging, the competition event and car design/ manufacture. Interpretation of the regulations a. The final text of these regulations are in English, should any dispute arise over their interpretation. The regulation text, diagrams and any related definitions should be considered together for the purpose of interpretation. b. Text clarification - Any frequently asked questions that are deemed by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore to be related to text needing clarification will be answered. The question and the clarification will be published to all teams at the same time. Supplementary competition regulations In the event of any changes to the regulations or event logistics, teams will be contacted by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore with further information. Any supplementary regulations will be issued to all teachers and team managers, where the team manager has supplied 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore with a contact address. Design ideas and regulation compliance queries. Teams are not permitted to seek a ruling from 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore or any competition official or judge before the event as to whether a design idea complies with the regulations. Rulings will only be made by the Judges at the National Final event. Design compliance to the regulations forms part of the competition. Innovation is encouraged and participating teams may find, sometimes controversial ways, of creating design features by pushing the boundaries in order to get an extra competitive edge x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 10 of 22

11 Outside assistance a. 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore - Competitive categories teams are encouraged to develop mentoring partnerships with businesses, industry or higher education organisations throughout their project. b. All design work, text and scripting for all project elements presented for assessment must be wholly undertaken and created by the team. This includes all CAD and CAM data, electronic portfolio and graphic content (if applicable). c. All aspects of any partnerships should also be represented in the team s portfolio (if applicable). For any project element produced utilising some outside assistance, teams should be able to demonstrate to the Judges a high level of understanding and justification for any of the processes used. d. Common sense will prevail for project elements or components that a team has purchased from a supplier. Mandatory project elements required for National Competition entry Following is a summary of the mandatory elements to be submitted for judging: 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore 1x 4x4 Land Rover A Presentation Board in A2 Size 10 minute Team Interview Preparation a. 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore - Each team produce a 4x4 Land Rover for the National Final. The 4x4 Land Rover will also be used for scrutineering judging and for the track assessment. b. Presentation Board - Each team will be provided with an easel to set up their presentation board. The Presentation Board needs to be in A2 size. c. Team Interview Judges will meet the teams at a stipulated time to conduct a team interview. Teams can bring their own laptops or make use of visual aids to assist in the team interview. The team interview will last no longer than 10 minutes. There WILL NOT be internet access at the competition site for teams to access team presentation content online. Team registration at the event Teams will be required to register with 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore once they arrive for the event. During the registration, teams will be issued x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 11 of 22

12 National Final accreditation, event programs and detailed welcome pack. The student team manager and supervising teacher for each team should make themselves known to 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore upon arrival. Submission of the project elements would not be entertained after submission deadline on Day 1 of the competition. The submission deadline (if applicable) will be made known to the teams a week before the competition. Submission of 4x4 Land Rover vehicles Once vehicles have been submitted, they are considered as being in parc fermé. They are not to be removed, modified (external treatment process) or replaced unless specified by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore officials. Project elements to be retained by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore. It is a condition of the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore National Final entry that each team permits 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore retain their 20 page portfolio and presentation board if applicable. This can be submitted electronically if the team wishes to keep the printed version x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 12 of 22

13 ARTICLE 2 COMPETITION AND JUDGING FORMAT Competition program Each team will be judged as per the competition program. The competition program will be formulated by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore to best and fairly accommodate all judging and other competition activities. Teams will rotate around judging activities as per this program, with each rotation usually of 20 minutes in duration. Judging Streams The competition program will normally be divided into two parallel judging streams to ensure quality judging time intervals within the event time constraints. A number of strategies are implemented within the judging process, including Judge Briefings and Judge reviews for cross moderation to ensure there is consistency across the judging streams. Judging categories There are four (4) main judging categories, each with its own team of judges and specified judging activities as detailed in further articles. Scrutineering Judging Presentation Board Judging Team Interview Judging Track Assessment Judging score cards The 4x4 Land Rover in Schools SG judging score cards provide detailed information in relation to what the Judges will be looking for. The key performance indicators are used by the judges in awarding points during the judging activities x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 13 of 22

14 Judging Categories and Point Allocations (Entry Class) Specifications Judging Scrutineering 40 Presentation Board Judging Team Work 15 Quality & Clarity 15 Presentation Board Design Process 15 Presentation Board Content 15 Team Interview Judging Visual Aids 10 Team Contribution 10 Dynamic/ Energy 10 Engagement 10 Content Clarification 10 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Learning Experience 10 Track Assessment Track Assessment 80 TOTAL MAXIMUM SCORE 240 READING THE SCORE CARDS CAREFULLY IS IMPORTANT. THEY PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR TEAMS AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED FOR EACH JUDGING CATEGORY x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 14 of 22

15 ARTICLE 3 SPECIFICATIONS JUDGING What will be judged? Specifications judging is a detailed inspection process where the race car (and back-up car at the National Final) is assessed for compliance with the F1 in Schools SG - SG Technical Regulations. Refer to the specifications judging scorecard for scoring details. Team preparation Teams must ensure that their race car(s) and design specification document are complete and ready for specification judging before they are submitted. Who needs to attend? Specifications scrutinizing is a closed activity that no team member or supervising teacher may attend. Judging process / procedure Teams begin specification judging with a full allocation of 150 points. Any infringements of the Technical Regulation articles, on either car (back-up car at the National Final), will result in point s being deducted as detailed in the Technical Regulations. Scrutinizing will be conducted within the confines of parc fermé, where the specification Judges will scrutinise cars for compliance to the Technical Regulations. A series of specially manufactured gauges will be used to broadly check compliance. Accurate measuring tools, such as vernier callipers will then be used to closely inspect any dimensions found to be near to dimensional limits per the initial gauge inspection x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 15 of 22

16 ARTICLE 4 PRESENTATION BOARD Presentation Board setup and parameters 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore will provide each team with an allocated space with an easel stand at the competition venue and 30 minutes to set up their space. All Presentation Boards are to be printed in A2 Size measuring approximately 420 x 594 mm, attached to foam boards and be able to be displayed on an easel stand. An image of the easel stand and presentation board display can be seen below. No power supply will be provided for teams. Teams can supplement their presentation boards with printed presentations or props to enhance their displays. No part of the teams completed display is allowed to protrude beyond the physical dimensions of their allocated space. Any component that protrudes beyond the physical dimensions of the pit booth will be removed. ONLY student team members are permitted to set-up their pit displays. There must be no supervising teacher / adult or other outside assistance. 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore and / or the Chair of Judges may instruct a team to take actions required to reduce or remove noise or the impact of any other physical or visual display inclusions deemed to be inappropriate. 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore will instruct teams to remove or alter any display inclusions considered to be a safety hazard x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 16 of 22

17 ARTICLE 5 TEAM INTERVIEW What will be judged? The Team Interview Judges will assess each team in 10 minutes at their presentation boards in the areas: Team Contribution Dynamism/ Energy Engagement Content Clarification 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Learning Experience Refer to the verbal presentation judging scorecard for detailed point scoring and key performance indicator information. Team preparation Each team is required to prepare a for the team interview by preparing to present or to answer the questions posed by Judges on their project. Teams can supplement their interview/ presentation with visual aids and props to enhance the experience. Most importantly, teams should read the team interview judging scorecard carefully to ensure their presentation features all elements and content that the verbal presentation judges will be looking for. Who needs to attend? All team members must be present during the team interview judging session x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 17 of 22

18 ARTICLE 6 TRACK ASSESSMENT Each vehicle will be expected to successfully navigate around a specially made off road track just as demanding as the real thing to test the vehicle s 4x4 ability. What will be judged? The track assessment will test your vehicle s ability in the following specific areas. Time Limit A time limit will be announced on the day for the completion of each run of the course Speed Control Steering Team preparation Each team must ensure their vehicle is ready for their track assessment with the vehicle batteries fully charged and the transmitter/ receiver are synchronized. The team should review the track elements and decide which team member will drive which element. All team members should practice driving and controlling their vehicle as much as possible prior to the event. Who needs to attend? The judging session must be attended by all team members. All team members must drive a minimum of at least 1 track element each. Judging Process/ Procedure Breakdowns - If a vehicle breaks down during its attempt on the track, backup vehicle will be provided to the team. During the period of replacement, the time will be paused for the Radio Control Frequency - At the beginning of the competition event you may be asked to declare your radio control frequency and channel being used. This is to avoid interference from teams using the same channel or frequency. Transmitter - You will be asked not to turn your transmitter on until it is your track run. You may also be asked to hand in your transmitters at the beginning of the day and only be issued with them for your track run x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 18 of 22

19 ARTICLE 7 PROTESTS Submitting a protest Any protest issues must be submitted by the team manager to an Event Director, who will register this and immediately lodge it with the Chair of Judges. This must occur by the date and time stated in the event supplementary regulations or during event registration. All protests must be lodged in writing via the official protest form available from the Event Directors. The Chair of Judges decision related to any protest is final. Teams should carefully consider their grounds for submitting a protest or appeal x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 19 of 22

20 ARTICLE 8 JUDGES Overview There will be teams of Judges that form the entire Judging panel. Each judging team will have one Judge appointed as the Lead Judge. Judges are normally STEM Ambassadors and other education/industry experts invited by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore. All Judges sign a declaration to ensure there are no conflicts of interest with respect to Judges and the teams they are judging. Chair of Judges An independent authority appointed by 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore to oversees all Judging procedures. The Chair of Judges will determine the final judging decision where a protest has been submitted or other judging issue needs resolution. The Chair of Judges will also preside over a meeting of all lead Judges to ratify the final results along with nominations and winners for relevant awards. The judging teams a. Specification Judges - will scrutinise each vehicle with respect to the 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Technical Regulations. b. Team Interview Judges will assess each team as per the team interview scorecard. They will determine the Best Team Interview Award. c. Presentation Board Judges will assess each team s presentation board. They will determine the Best Presentation Board Award. d. Race Judges will oversee and rule on all track assessment and any incidents. They will determine the Best Track Performance Award. Judging Decisions The decision of the judges is final x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 20 of 22

21 ARTICLE 9 - AWARDS Awards Celebration The 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore National Schools Championships awards will be presented at an awards ceremony at the end of each event. List of awards to be presented This list may be amended at the discretion of 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore 1. Special Award No Category Winner Prizes 1 Best Supporting Contingent Team Trophy (Awarded to School) *This award will be given to the school with the best supporting contingent from the F1 in Schools Competition categories as well as the 4x4 Land Rover Entry Class category 2. Entry Class Category All participating students will receive a printed certificate of participation in the competition No Category Winner Prizes 1 Entry Class Best Presentation Team Trophy Board Individual Medals 2 Entry Class Best Team Interview Team Trophy Individual Medals 3 Entry Class Best Track Team Trophy Performance Individual Medals 4 Entry Class 3 rd Place Team Trophy Individual Medals 5 Entry Class 2 nd Place Team Trophy Individual Medals 6 Entry Class Overall Champions Team Trophy Individual Medals 12 hours training from 4x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore to prepare for 2017 World Finals x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 21 of 22

22 3. Team Places for 2018 World Finals These will be the allocated places for the Category Winners in 2017 for the 2018 World Finals. Category Placing World Finals Team Quota Entry Class Overall Champions 1 x Full Team x4 Land Rover in Schools Singapore Pte Ltd. Page 22 of 22