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Table of Contents
1.1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Purpose ............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Competition Summary ...................................................................................... 5
1.4 Vehicle Design, Analysis, and Construction ...................................................... 5
2. EffiCycle SAE INDIA Rules and Organizing Authority .............................................. 5
2.1 Authority of the Rules ....................................................................................... 5
2.2 Rules Validity ................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Rules Compliance ............................................................................................. 6
2.4 Understanding the Rules.................................................................................... 6
2.5 Participating in the Competition ........................................................................ 6
2.6 Violations on Intent ........................................................................................... 6
2.7 Right to Impound ............................................................................................... 6
2.8 General Authority .............................................................................................. 6
3. Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Eligibility Limits ................................................................................................ 6
3.1.1 Student Status ............................................................................................... 7
3.1.2 SAE Membership .......................................................................................... 7
3.1.3 Age ............................................................................................................... 7
3.1.4 Driver’s License ............................................................................................ 7
3.1.5 Liability Waiver ............................................................................................ 7
3.1.6 Medical Insurance ......................................................................................... 7
3.1.7 Registration Procedure: ................................................................................. 7
3.2 Faculty Advisor ................................................................................................. 8
3.2.1 Status ............................................................................................................ 8
3.2.2 Responsibilities ............................................................................................... 8
3.2.3 Limitations ...................................................................................................... 8
4. Vehicle Eligibility ....................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Student Developed Vehicle ................................................................................ 8
4.2 Information Sources ........................................................................................... 8
4.3 Professional Assistance ..................................................................................... 8
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4.4 Kit Vehicles- Prohibited ..................................................................................... 8
4.5 Student Fabrication ............................................................................................ 8
4.6 Registration ....................................................................................................... 9
4.7 Maximum Entries per college ............................................................................ 9
4.8 Registration Fees*.............................................................................................. 9
5. Vehicle Requirements.................................................................................................. 9
5.1 Vehicle Configuration ....................................................................................... 9
5.2 Maximum vehicle dimension .............................................................................. 9
5.3 Power ................................................................................................................ 9
5.4 Kinetic Energy Storage Devices .......................................................................... 9
5.5 Brakes............................................................................................................... 10
5.6 Vehicle Roll Over requirement......................................................................... 10
5.7 Rollover protection.......................................................................................... 10
5.8 Control ............................................................................................................ 10
5.9 Vehicle Integrity ............................................................................................... 10
5.10 Drive Train ...................................................................................................... 10
5.11 Utility Requirement for Maneuverability Event ........................................... 10
5.12 Aerodynamic Modifications ......................................................................... 11
6. Design Event ............................................................................................................. 11
Marks/ Weightage (reports 60 pts + presentation 40 pts) .............................................. 11
6.1 Aim ................................................................................................................. 11
6.2 Design Report ................................................................................................. 11
6.2.1 Design Report Format ................................................................................... 11
6.2.2 Design Report- Page limit ............................................................................. 11
6.2.3 Design Report Submission ............................................................................ 12
6.3 Design Presentation ......................................................................................... 12
7. Sprint Event............................................................................................................... 12
7.1 Goal ................................................................................................................ 12
7.2 Time and Place ................................................................................................ 12
7.3 Sprint Course Description ............................................................................... 12
8. Maneuverability Event............................................................................................... 13
8.1 Goal ................................................................................................................ 13
8.2 Time and Place ................................................................................................ 13
8.3 Description ...................................................................................................... 13
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9. Circuit event ............................................................................................................. 13
9.1 Goal.................................................................................................................. 13
9.2 Time and Place ................................................................................................. 13
9.3 Circuit Course Description ............................................................................... 13
10. Rules for Dynamic Events ....................................................................................... 14
10.1 Timing Area ................................................................................................ 14
10.2 Tally Board .................................................................................................... 14
10.3 Drivers Training............................................................................................. 14
10.4 Fairing ........................................................................................................... 14
10.5 Vehicle Identification...................................................................................... 14
10.6 College Name .............................................................................................. 14
10.7 EffiCycle SAE INDIA Logo ........................................................................ 15
10.8 Rider Clothing/safety ................................................................................... 15
10.9 Rider Rules .................................................................................................. 15
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1. Overview
1.1 Introduction
Efficycle is an intercollegiate design competition for undergraduate and graduate
students where teams have to design and fabricate an energy efficient entirely human
powered three-wheeled vehicle. The vehicle must be aerodynamic, highly engineered
and ergonomically designed. The design should be commercially viable as a product and
should be attractive to the consumers because of its visual appearance, performance,
reliability and ease of operation.
1.2 Purpose
Provide an opportunity for engineering students by setting up a trend of using eco-
friendly vehicles in India and come up with some innovative designs. Students have to
tackle real world engineering problems, work in multidisciplinary teams, practice design
for manufacturability and manage a full product development cycle of life.
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2.2 Rules Validity
The Efficycle SAE Rules posted on the SAE website and dated for the calendar year 2010
– 2011 of the competition are the rules in effect for the competition.
3. Eligibility
3.1 Eligibility Limits
Eligibility limited to undergraduate and graduate students to ensure that this is an
engineering competition rather than a race.
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3.1.1 Student Status
Team members must be enrolled as degree seeking undergraduate or graduate
students in a college or university. Team members who have graduated during
the seven (7) month period prior to the competition remain eligible to
participate.
3.1.3 Age
Team members must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
3.1.4 Driver’s License
Team members (at least 2) who will drive the vehicle at any time during the
competition must hold a valid, government issued driver’s license.
3.1.5 Liability Waiver
All on-site participants, including students, faculty and volunteers, are required to
sign a liability waiver upon registering on-site.
3.1.6 Medical Insurance
Individual medical insurance coverage is required and is the sole responsibility of
the participant. No medical Insurance will be provided by EffiCycle SAEINDIA.
3.1.7 Registration Procedure:
Teams are required to register online at the EffiCycle SAE INDIA website
www.effi.saenis.org. A Maximum of 8 members are allowed per team to
participate in the competition. At the time of on-site registrations, all participants
must provide the following documents –
A valid driving license issued by the Government as a photographic proof
for the Drivers. For non drivers, college ID or any other substitute
alternate document for a photographic identification.
Medical insurance (provider, policy/ID number, telephone number)
Emergency contact data (point of contact (parent/guardian, spouse),
relationship, and phone number).
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3.2 Faculty Advisor
3.2.1 Status
Each team is supposed to have a Faculty Advisor appointed by the university. The
Faculty Advisor is required to accompany the team to the competition and will be
considered by competition officials to be the official university representative.
3.2.2 Responsibilities
Faculty Advisors may advise their teams on general engineering and engineering
project management theory and act as guide to them for this project.
3.2.3 Limitations
Faculty Advisors should not design any part of the vehicle nor directly participate
in the development of any documentation or presentation. Additionally, Faculty
Advisors may not fabricate nor assemble any components, nor assist in the
preparation, maintenance, testing or operation of the vehicle. In Brief – Faculty
Advisors may not design, build or repair any part of the car.
4. Vehicle Eligibility
4.1 Student Developed Vehicle
Vehicles entered into competitions must be conceived, designed, fabricated and
maintained by the student team members without direct involvement from
professionals, automotive engineers, racers, professional fabricators, technicians
machinists or related professionals.
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4.6 Registration
The teams are required to register at the EffiCycle SAE INDIA website:
www.effi.saenis.org. All updates would be put up on the website and it’s the
responsibility of the teams to check for the updates.
5. Vehicle Requirements
5.1 Vehicle Configuration
The vehicle must have three wheels that should not be in a straight line. The vehicle
must be capable of carrying two riders, of at least of 190.3 cm (6’3”) height and
weighing 113.4 kg (250 lb).
5.3 Power
Vehicles must be driven solely by human power and cannot be assisted by non-human
power sources (batteries etc.). Only Control devices, cooling fans, powered aerodynamic
devices, etc. can be powered from mechanical or electrical sources of energy.
Power assist devices installed should have the ability of charging itself while the vehicle
is in motion. Prior to each event, each team must be required to get their storage
devices checked for the type and details of the energy stored (chemical, electrical,
kinetic, and potential or any other type of energy stored at the start).
Internal Combustion engines and solar cells are excluded from the competition.
During the safety inspection each team must be prepared to explain on the features of
safety of the storage device, especially in case of a high speed incident. Teams whose
vehicles present an unacceptable risk in the perception of the judges will not be allowed
to utilize the energy storage device in the competition.
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in a charged state during start. Teams will be inspected at the start of event for checking
the state of energy storage system.
5.5 Brakes
All vehicles are required to have brakes on all wheels. Teams can use both hydraulic and
non hydraulic brakes that satisfy the minimum defined criteria of locking of brakes in a
static condition.
Brakes may be tested by pushing the vehicle in forward direction, by the volunteers.
Drivers will be asked to apply the brakes. All wheels are required to be locked during
this test.
5.8 Control
All vehicles must be controlled mechanically by the rider(s) and should have solid
member / guards protected for minor accident.
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thickness of 6 inches. The load should be properly clamped during the event and hung
load would not be allowed. Any team found compromising with the rule will be
penalized by the judging committee.
6. Design Event
Marks/ Weightage (reports 60 pts + presentation 40 pts)
6.1 Aim
The aim of the Design Event is to present an opportunity for the engineering students to
develop an innovative human powered vehicle design, document it and present it to a
panel of judges who will evaluate the design.
Design assessment consists of two events: Design Report and Design Evaluation
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6.2.3 Design Report Submission
Reports should be submitted by the last date as given on the website. Each day in case
of late submission will carry a penalty of reduction in 10 % marks of total marks
awarded.
7. Sprint Event
7.1 Goal
The goal of the Sprint Event is to provide engineering students a stage to demonstrate
the maximum speed capability of their human powered vehicles in a non race condition.
Staging area
Starting line (300 meters to time trap)
100 meters to time trap
Beginning of time trap
End of time trap
End of course
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8. Maneuverability Event
8.1 Goal
The goal of the Maneuverability Event is to provide engineering students a stage to
demonstrate the maneuverability as well as utility capability of their human powered
vehicles in a non race condition.
8.3 Description
The course will consist of a smooth, leveled and paved surface of suitable width and full
of obstacles. The time trap portion of the course shall be maneuverability track full of
bends and turns for approx. 200 meters in length. Starting line will mark the beginning
of run up area followed by a line marking the start to time trap zone. Teams will be
asked to load 50 kg, provided during the event, to their vehicle and then to line up in an
order of their registration number sequence and will be allowed to move in course only
when allowed. The winner selection will be time-based.
The course shall be clearly marked to indicate the following points.
Starting line
Beginning of time trap
End of time trap
End of course
9. Circuit event
9.1 Goal
The goal of the circuit Event is to provide engineering students a stage to demonstrate
the racing capability of their human powered vehicles and drivers in race condition.
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Starting area
30 meters before turn
Pit area
10.4 Fairing
All vehicles in all classes of the competition shall be equipped with a full or partial fairing
to improve the aerodynamics and/or provide weather protection. This fairing must
cover sufficient area on both sides and in front to provide adequate space for clearly
displaying the vehicle number, SAE logo, and college identification.
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10.7 EffiCycle SAE INDIA Logo
An EffiCycle SAE logo must be displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This logo will also
be provided by SAE INDIA.
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