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SAE Competition Background
Students
design, manufacture, and compete with small formula-style racecars.
Restrictions are placed on the car frame and engine so the students are
challenged on their knowledge, creativity, and imagination.
Four-cycle engines up to 610cc can be used with the optional addition of
a turbocharger or supercharger to add a new dimension to the challenge of engine
design.
Figure
1: Current SAE Formula car
The
vehicles are judged in three different categories: static inspection and
engineering design, solo performance trails, and high-performance track
endurance.
Baja Series:
Mini Baja
series consists of three regional competitions that simulate real-world
engineering design projects and challenges.
Engineering students are challenged to design and build an off-road
vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain and in the East
competition; some water is added to the terrain.
Figure
2: Current SAE Baja Car
The
object of the competition is to provide SAE student members with a challenging
project that involves the planning and manufacturing tasks found when
introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market.
Teams compete against one another to have their design accepted for
manufacture by a fictitious firm. Students
must function as a team in order to design, build, test, promote, and race their
vehicle within the limits of the rules. Students
are also forced to generate financial support for their project and manage their
educational priorities.