CompetitionChampions / Email IdPhone No
Aero-Modeling CompetitionMr. Kannan Rajendran/PSNA College/ E-mail: kannanjothy@gmail.com+91 9344424404
Analysis competitionMr. R.Natarajan /EGS/ E-mail: nat@egs.co.in+91 9444034701
Computer aided manufacturing competitionMr. Ganesh Kumar, 3D consultants+91 9444056272
Business Plan competitionMr. S.Srinivasan, Brakes India Ltd / Email :Srinivasan.Sankaran@brakesindia.co.in+91 9841371343
Modeling and Animation CompetitionMr. Vinod Simmon, Royalenfield / E-mail :kvsimmon@royalenfield.com+91 9094408760
Technical Paper competitionMr. Venugopal / CVRDE/ E-mail: r.venugopal@cvrde.drdo.in
Auto Quiz competition
Graphical System Design

Aero-modeling competition

PDF

The concept

  • Designing, fabricating and flying aero models

Alignment with curriculum

  • Fabrication techniques
  • Appreciation of materials and physical properties
  • Concepts of flying and related dynamics

Expectations

Tier-1 Tier-2 Tier-3
Build an aero model using the supplied kit and fly it successfullyCalculate the proportions of RACER 520 AMELIA aero model from a wing span length of 25cm using given design guidelines to achieve different performance such as long distance, long duration, taking turns and twists etc. No kits will be provided for Tier II and aero model has to be made from card boards onlyFabricate a radio controlled aero model and fly it successfully

Kits and aids

  • Pre-printed boards for Tier-1, training material and RC kit for Tier-3

Competition rules

  • Actual modeling done off line
  • Demonstration and interview at the competition

Teams

  • Team size: 3 students
  • Number of teams for Tier-1 = number of members / 10
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two teams from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Judging criteria

Tier-1Tier-2
Tier-3
Craftsmanship – from display – 20%Craftsmanship – from display – 10%Craftsmanship – from display- 10%
Flying straight and long – from flight trials -30%Design calculations and drawings – from design records- 20%Design calculations and drawings – from design records- 20%
Smooth landing – from flight trials -20%Flying distance / time closeness to prediction – from flight trials- 20%Smooth take off and landing – from flight trials- 20%
Understanding parts of aero model and their role in flight characteristics – from interview – 30 %
Achieving non-linear flights – from flight trials-20%Scientific explanation of flight characteristics – from interview- 20%
adjusting flight characteristics – from interview- 20%

Modeling and animation competition

Animation tutorial
PDF

The concept

  • Modeling and animating an assembly or mechanism through a solid modeling software (ProE)

Alignment with curriculum

  • Converting an idea into a shape
  • Physical linkages
  • Materials and their properties
  • Function analysis of parts

Expectations

Tier-1 Tier-2 Tier-3
Conceive solid models and their relative movements
prediction of area, volume and mass		Explain the function through animationDefine and explain the math model behind the animation
S. No.Division CentreCentreTopic
1.North Tamil NaduSri Venkateswara Engineering College, Chittor.Transmission (gear box, clutch, rear axle etc)
2.East Tamil Nadu

Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Chennai.		Suspension system and components
3.West Tamil NaduSri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore.Seating and door systems
4.South Tamil NaduSethu Institute of Technology – Viruthunagar.Engine and subsystems
5.Andhra PradeshVignan Inst. of Technology & Science, Hyderabad.Steering system and components
6.KeralaSaintgits College of EngineeringBraking system and components

Kits and aids

  • Colleges not having ProE can approach SAEINDIA for short term licenses

Competition rules

  • Actual modeling done off line
  • 10 Min Presentation at the competition
  • Models must be done using ‘PRO E’ software.
  • Individual colleges will follow the topics allocated to their divisions. SRM will follow East Tamilnadu Topics.

Teams

  • Team size: 2 students
  • Number of teams for Tier-1: as many as possible
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two teams from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Judging criteria

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Quality of solid models -40%Quality of solid models 30%Quality of solid models-20%
Prediction of area, volume and mass-30%Prediction of area, volume and mass-20%Prediction of area, volume and mass-10%
Choice of materials and their properties-30%Choice of materials and their properties-20%Choice of materials and their properties-10%
Explanation relative motion and function-30%Animation math model in relation to product function-30%

Analysis competition

The concept

  • Understanding the function of the part and analyze the part for strength and endurance.

Alignment with curriculum

  • Function analysis
  • Engineering mechanics
  • Theory of machines
  • Finite element analysis
  • Engineering materials and their properties

Expectations

Tier-1Tier-2 Tier-3
Understand the function of the part and assessing the loads acting on the parts and fixations.convert create a FEM model and carry out static analysis using ANSYScarry out dynamic analysis and endurance life prediction using ANSYS

Kits and aids

  • Colleges not having ANSYS can approach SAEINDIA for short term licenses.

Competition rules

  • Actual analysis done off line
  • 10 Min Presentation at the competition
  • Any structural (Static, dynamic) problem can be taken by students from automotive domain
  • The assembly should have minimum 3 parts and maximum 7 parts
  • Software should be ANSYS (For pre-processing, solution and post processing)

Teams

  • Team size: 2 students
  • Number of teams for Tier-1: as many as possible
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two teams from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Judging criteria

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Quality of function analysisQuality of function analysis
Quality of function analysis
Free body diagramFree body diagramFree body diagram
Estimating loadsEstimating loadsEstimating loads
Defining fixationsDefining fixationsDefining fixations
Choice of load conditionsChoice of load conditions
Element selectionElement selection
Mesh sizingMesh sizing
Material allocationMaterial allocation
Interpretation of static analysis resultsInterpretation of static analysis results
Interpretation of dynamic analysis results
Interpretation of endurance analysis results
Suggestions for improvements

Computer aided manufacturing competition

ProE Wildfire Tutorial 2006

The concept

  • The students pick up an automotive part and design the manufacturing process using computer aided manufacturing where applicable

Alignment with curriculum

  • Materials and manufacturing processes
  • Production technology
  • CAM

Expectations

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
identify material and appropriate manufacturing processdefine various steps in manufacturing and identify scope for CAMapplication of CAM for the identified step

Kits and aids

  • Colleges not having Pro-E can approach SAEINDIA for short term licenses

Competition rules

  • Actual Work to be done off line
  • 10 Min Presentation at the competition
  • Models must be done using ‘PRO-E’ software

Teams

  • Team size: 2 students
  • Number of teams for Tier-1: as many as possible
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two teams from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Judging criteria

Tier-1Tier-2
Tier-3
Quality of function analysisQuality of function analysisQuality of function analysis
Material properties requiredMaterial properties requiredMaterial properties required
Finish and precision requiredFinish and precision requiredFinish and precision required
Correctness of materialCorrectness of materialCorrectness of material
Correctness of manufacturing process for the material, finish and precisionCorrectness of manufacturingCorrectness of manufacturing process for the material, finish and precision
process for the material, finish and precisionProcess flow for the chosen process
Appropriateness of CAM applicationCAM program
CAM programTool path optimization
Simulation

Business Plan competition

The concept

A large private sector enterprise would like to explore new growth avenues in major world markets with a specific focus on India, with a view of pursuing ambitious growth trajectories, addressing larger market-place opportunities and contributing significantly to larger socio-economic needs. The business plan should seek to leverage natural and/or human resources and capabilities unique to India. The plan may cover an established industry or a service area through a green field project and/or an acquisition. The plan should chart a roadmap to a dominant market position and subsequent expansion for international operations.

Contestants are required to envisage scalable business plans within the framework of the following industry sector. In order to provide the contestants an idea of some of the opportunities existing in this sector, certain cues have been provided. These cues are meant to direct the attention of the contestants to certain sub-sectors and/or markets and are not binding on the actual business plan itself.

Alignment with curriculum

  • Product design
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Industrial economics
  • Entrepreneurship development

Expectations

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Clear idea, some business case and broad action plansClear strategy, effectiveness check and use of referenced dataDetail in all aspects with necessary action plan

Kits and aids

  • Business Plan Examples

Competition rules

  • Actual modeling done off line
  • Demonstration and interview at the competition

Teams

  • Team size: 5 students
  • Role description for each member of the team
  • Any number of teams for Tier-1

Business plan reporting

  • Two parts
  • written plan (<4000 words) + executive summary (<300 words)
  • presentation
  • Data taken should be referenced
  • 2 printed copies + electronic file in pdf format

Last date for submitting reports

  • Tier-2: 31 Sep 2010 for Tier-2
  • Tier-3: 11th Sep 2010 for Tier -3
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two team from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Judging criteria

I. Written Business Plan (40%)
Please evaluate the written business plan on the following aspects :
(Using this rating system : 1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = fair, 4 = adequate, 5 = good, 6 = very good, 7 = excellent)
1Executive Summary (5%)
(Clear, exciting and effective as a stand – alone overview of the plan)

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2Company Overview (5%)
(Business purpose, history, genesis of concept, current status, overall strategy and objectives Comments / Questions)

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3Products or Services (10%)
(Description, features and benefits, pricing, current stage of development, proprietary position)

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4Market and Marketing Strategy (10%)
(Description of market, competitive analysis, needs identification, market acceptance, unique capabilities, sales / promotion)

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5Operations (15%)
(Plan for production / delivery of product or services, product cost, margins, operating complexity, resources required)

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6Management (10%)
(Backgrounds of key individuals, ability to execute strategy, personnel needs, organizational structure, role of any non – student executive, which students will execute plan)

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Comments / Questions _________________________________________________
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In rating each of the above, please consider the following questions:
Is this area covered in adequate detail?
Does the plan show a clear understanding of the elements that should be addressed?
Are the assumptions realistic and reasonable?
Are the risks identified and the ability to manage those risks conveyed?
(Using this rating system: 1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = fair, 4 = adequate, 5 = good,
6 = very good, 7 = excellent)
7Summary Financials (10%)

Presented in summary form and are easy to read and understand.

Consistent with plan and effective in capturing financial performance; Monthly for year 1, Quarterly for years 2-3, annually for years 4-5.
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Cash Flow Statement

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Income Statement

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Balance Sheet

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Funds Required / Uses

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Assumptions / Trends/ Comparatives

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8Offering (10%)
(Proposal / terms to investors–indicates how much needed, the ROI, the structure of the deal, and possible exit strategies)

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9Viability (20%)
(Market opportunity, distinctive competence, management understanding, investment potential)

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10Brevity and Clarity (5%)
(Is the plan approximately 25 pages with minimal redundancy)

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 Additional Comments

II. Presentation (20%)
(Using this rating system : 1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = fair, 4 = adequate, 5 = good, 6 = very good, 7 = excellent)
1Formal Presentation (50%)

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Materials presented in clear, logical and/or sequential form

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Ability to relate need for the company with meaningful examples, and practical applications.

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Ability to maintain judges’ interest.

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Quality of Visual Aids.

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2Questions and Answers (50%)

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Ability to understand judges’ inquiries.

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Appropriately respond to judges’ inquiries with substantive answers.

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Use of time allocated (minimal redundancy).

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Poise and confidence (think effectively on their feet).

Strengths of Presentation

Weaknesses of Presentation

III. Viability of Company (40%)
1Market Opportunity (20%)
(There is a clear market need presented as well as a way to take advantage of that need.)
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2Distinctive Competence (20%)
(The company provides something novel / unique / special that gives it a competitive advantage in its market.)
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3Management Capability (20%)
(This team can effectively develop this company and handle the risks associated with the venture.)		1
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4Financial Understanding (20%)
(This team has a solid understanding of the financial requirements of the business.)
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5Investment Potential (20%)
(The business represents a real investment
opportunity in which you would consider investing.)		1
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Company Strengths

Company Weaknesses

Additional Comments

Technical Paper Competition

Technical Writing Fixed

The concept

  • The student selects a topic, collects information and presents his findings.

Alignment with curriculum

  • Subject from the curriculum
  • Self learning
  • Paper format SAE International Format

Expectations

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Basic data collection
Logical reporting		Good depth of data collection
Correlation of data collected from different sources
Some hint of an original idea or conclusion
Quantitative validation of original idea either through theoretical investigation or experimental investigation

Topics

  • Alternate Propulsion Technologies
  •  Advanced Engine Technologies
  • Fuel Injection Systems
  • Hybrid and Electric vehicles
  • Emerging Fuels and Fuel Cells
  • Energy Storage Systems and Infrastructure
  • Safety and Crash
  • NVH and Cabin Comfort
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Handling
  • Fuel Economy and CO2
  • After-Treatment and Emissions
  • 3R – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
  • Automotive Electronics
  • Communication Networks
  • Automotive Infotronics
  • Nano Technology
  • Advanced Light Weight materials
  • Aero structures and technologies
  • Off Highway Vehicles
  • Dynamic Modeling Processes
    • Automotive Testing and Instrumentation
    • Vehicle Architecture
  • Product Development Tools and Techniques
  • Policies, Regulations and Standards
  • Public, Private and Academic Partnerships

Kits and aids

  • None

Competition rules

  • Paper should be submitted one week ahead of competition date.
  • Presentation in the competition
  • 7 minutes presentation
  • 3 minutes question and answer

Teams

  • Team size: 2 students
  • Number of teams for Tier-1: as many as possible
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two teams from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Judging criteria

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-4
Alternate Propulsion Technologies
70% for quality of paper
Criteria: according to SAE International
30% for presentation
Criteria: quality of slides, clarity of presentation, confidence in answering queries
Data collection

Auto Quiz competition

The concept

Testing the general automotive knowledge of students by asking questions related to technical and other related automotive subjects

  • History
  • Places
  • Personalities
  • Technologies
  • Companies
  • Vehicle types and specifications
  • Statistics of vehicles and so on

Alignment with curriculum

  • All automotive related subjects

Expectations

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Generic answers with aids using clue and so onGeneric answers without aidsSpecific answers without aids
Less questions Medium no of questions More questions

Kits and aids

  • Not applicable

Competition rules

  • Five rounds
  • General – pass allowed
  • Audio visual – pass allowed
  • Specialization round – no pass

(topic will be same as for the Technical paper presentation)

  • Rapid fire – no pass
  • Jackpot – no pass
  • Time per team for answers
  • For rounds other than rapid fire
    • 30 seconds on direct
    • 15 seconds on pass
  •  For rapid fire round
  •  120 seconds for 10 questions
  • Marks
  • First time right 5 marks
  • Bonus 1 mark
  • Rapid fire 2 marks for right answer
  • Negative mark -1 for wrong answer as per the following rules
  • Tier-1 No negative marks
  • Tier-2 Negative marks for rounds where pass is allowed
  • Tier-3 Negative marks for all rounds

Teams

  • Team size: 3 students
  • Number of teams for Tier-1 = number of members / 10
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-2 (division level)
  • Two teams from each division moves to Tier-3 (convention)

Difficulty and number questions

  • As per the expectations at different Tiers mentioned above

Graphical System Design

LabVIEW Basics 1
LabVIEW Basics 2
State Space For Monitor Control
State Space For Control Systems
control design manual
The concept

  • Graphical system Design, Prototyping and Deployment

Alignment with curriculum

  • Virtual Instrumentation
  • Embedded control system design
  • Rapid prototyping concepts
Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Choose an existing automotive system component from list and develop the linear mathematical model of the plant.Choose an existing automotive system component from list and simulate the linear mathematical model of the plant in LabVIEW.
Use the interactive LabVIEW Control Design Assistant and Mathscript window to develop linear model of the plant model.
Add non-linearity to the plant model to accommodate for real world operating conditionsConnect the controller to the plant model and analyze closed loop characteristics of the model.Complete the control design process by running the plant model on the PC and demonstrate controllability and observability of the plant and controller by deploying the control process on Compact RIO.
List: Power train, suspension, steering, engine, transmission, gear, fuel cell, hybrid power, fuel injection.List: Power train, suspension, steering, engine, transmission, gear, fuel cell, hybrid power, fuel injectionAnalyze the open loop characteristics of the plant using time or frequency response functions. Synthesize the model of a controller for controlling the linear model of the plant. Simulate the controller and analyze the open loop characteristics.

Topic

  • Engine and subsystems
  1.  Engine and Combustion
  2.  Engine Management Systems
  3.  Emission Management
  • Transmission (gear box, clutch, rear axle etc)
  1.  Manual Transmission
  2.  Automatic Transmissio
  3.  Hybrid Transmission
  • Suspension system and components
  1. Hydro-pneumatic suspension
  2.  Semi-active suspension
  3.  Active suspension
  •  Braking system and components
  1. Brake-by-wire
  2. Anti-lock Braking system
  3. Adaptive Cruise control
  • Steering system and components
  1. Hydraulic steering
  2. Electric Power Steering
  3. Steer-by-wire
  • Seating and door systems
  1.   Seating
  2.   Body Control
  3.  Safety and Driver assist 454

Kits and aids

  • LabVIEW Student Edition, Training manuals for LabVIEW, Single board RIO.

Competition rules

  • Actual modeling done off line
  • Demonstration and deployment at the competition

Teams

  • Team size: 3 students,
  • Number of teams for Tier-1 = number of members / 10
  • One team from each college moves to Tier-3 (division level)

Judging criteria

Tier-1Tier-2Tier-3
Choice of the sub-system for modeling – 30%Graphical plant model generation – using System Identification- 20%Simulation results of linear plant model- 10%
Completeness of plant mathematical model – 30%
Open loop characteristics of plant– from system ID model – 20%Simulation results of non-linear plant model- 20%
Accuracy of plant model -40%Graphical controller model generation – using System Identification- 20%Tuning of controller for non-linear operating conditions- 20%
Simulation of controller and choice of control structure and control co-efficients- 40%Closed loop analysis – 20%
Deployment of controller and demonstrating
controllability and observability parameters- 30%
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