Date: 10th April 2011 Dear Students Greetings and welcome to the Baja SAEINDIA fraternity. As you embark upon the tumultuous journey of Baja, we welcome you and wish you the very best in this memorable voyage. We respect your enthusiasm towards the event and agree to leave no stone unturned to facilitate your participation. Here are some pointers that you may find useful to start your Baja journey –
The Baja SAEINDIA registrations would be open for undergraduate engineering students through April 10th – 30th, 2011 on Baja SAEINDIA website www.bajasaeindia.org. All the teams are required to register with valid details. We would not be responsible for cancellation of register or failure to register successfully on account of data inaccuracy. The current registration shall be valid only upto Virtual Baja SAEINDIA The fee for the Virtual Baja SAEINDIA is INR 15,000 and a participation limit of 25 students per limit is to be adhered to. The students are advised to refer to the previous year’s technical guidelines / report formats while the latest guidelines are being updated and published on the website. The teams are hereby required to refer to the website for regular updates. Teams are also suggested to refer to the BAJA SAE India page on Facebook, for the latest buzz. The Virtual Baja SAEINDIA is planned for August 11th – 12th, 2011 at Bengaluru with a participation limit of 5 members per team accompanied by the faculty advisor. The Virtual Baja Guidelines are provided herewith. The fee is to be submitted through a Demand Draft payable at Indore, in favor of “BAJA SAEINDIA”. The details on fee submission shall be provided to the participants in due course of time. The registration fee is non – refundable. The participants must possess a valid SAEINDIA Membership All queries must be addressed to the Alumni Committee through Ms Taru Singhal, Chairperson, Alumni Committee (
[email protected]). Any communication routed to any other person shall not be deemed official. Queries may also be posted on the Facebook page of Baja SAE India.
With this note, we wish you all the very best!!!!
Fire up your auto – passion, push the pedal and put your souls on top gear, the Baja begins!
With Warm Regards ‐
Ankur Anand Baja SAEINDIA 2012 Organizing Committee
Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA The Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA is a pre‐qualifier to participation in the BAJA SAEINDIA event. The objectives of the Virtual BAJA Event are as follows:
To acquaint the teams completely with the objectives of the BAJA SAEINDIA event. The teams are required to acquaint themselves with the technical guidelines and limits for the design of BAJA vehicle. To design the complete CAD Model of the BAJA Vehicle. The design should be complete in all respects to the extent of being considered ready‐for‐manufacture. The teams would be judged on the following basis: o Knowledge of rulebook o Project Plan o Design Extent of completion of vehicle design Design Methodology Roll Cage Design Materials Used Compliance with rulebook Finite Element Analysis o Pre‐Processing (framing the parameters, constraints, loads, etc.) o Post‐Processing (result analysis, changes in design, etc.) Human Ergonomics Suspension, Steering & Brakes Chosen configuration (Disc, drum brakes, type of suspension, steering geometry, etc.) Specifications (stopping distance, suspension travel, tie‐rod length, turning radius, caster, camber, toe—in, toe‐out, braking effort, pedal force, etc.) Suspension Design (wishbone, A‐arm, trailing arm design, wheel hub, knuckle design, shock absorber, damper mounting, travel, etc.) Brake Design (braking effort, braking circuit, brake mounting, etc.) Steering Design (geometry, turning radius, power assistance etc.) Powertrain Engine (engine spec, mounting, emission control, intake, exhaust design, fuel system, fuel lines, transmission coupling etc.) Transmission (chosen configuration, engine coupling, max speed, traction, power, acceleration, final drive to wheels, wheel size, joints, etc.) Wheel Size (wheel mounting, joint with final drive, etc) Body & Electricals Weight (target) Electrical System (safety, battery placement, kill switch, routing etc.) Ergonomics Aesthetics Safety Equipment o Innovation o Design Validation Plan o Vehicle Completion Date & Technical Inspection Date The criteria would not be based on the early completion of the vehicle. Rather, it would be based on the team’s analysis and work quantification towards completion of the vehicle manufacturing and setting a target date based on such analysis.
Based on the performance in the Virtual BAJA, the teams would be selected for participation in the main event. The selection would be purely on the basis of merit and ONLY ONE TEAM PER COLLEGE shall be allowed on the basis of comparative merit.
Scoring Knowledge of rulebook
50
Project Plan
50
Design
150
Vehicle Completion
25
Design Methodology
25
Roll Cage Design
25
Suspension, Steering & Brakes
25
Powertrain
25
Body & Electrical
25
50
Design Validation Plan
50
Total
350
Innovation
The qualified teams would be required to submit the design report soon after the Virtual BAJA event. The design presented during the event shall be considered as final and the team shall be considered to proceed towards fabrication activity using the same design. Failing this, the teams shall be penalized / disqualified if the fabricated vehicle does not exhibit correlation with the design report or if the teams fail to fabricate within the stipulated timeframe. Note: The Virtual BAJA is a pre‐qualifier, thus, no ranks or awards would be issued for the Virtual BAJA event.
The detailed guidelines for Virtual BAJA are on the same lines as that of the BAJA SAEINDIA Rulebook, with no exceptions. The rules and objectives may be revised in due time, the notification and revised guidelines shall be made available on the BAJA website.
