awim Olympics 2009

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Steering Committee

Organizing Committee

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Rules and Regulations

Schedule

Brochure

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

Student Teams & Teachers

3 Teams per City

One team max per school is allowed

A team consists of 4 students

At least one teacher should accompany the team

Materials & Vehicle Specifications

Jet Toy vehicles in the competition must be constructed on site the day of the event using only materials supplied in an official A World In Motion Jet Toy kit.

All materials will be readily available on site for student design team use.

Teams may build multiple Jet Toy vehicles to use in different events.

Design teams can use only one balloon motor per vehicle.

Different nozzle sizes can be used for different events.

No propulsion system besides the Jet Toy balloons and nozzles may be used.

The vehicle may not be larger than 12 inches wide by 20 inches long by 12 inches high.

Race Lanes

Student Design Teams will be assigned a race lane. All of their practice and competition will be performed on their assigned race lane.

There will be 3 race lanes and each lane will have the necessary markings for judges to determine points earned for each event.

The race lane will be 10 meters in length by 3 meters wide. Depending on the event, points will be awarded after the vehicle comes to a stop with the position of 50%+ of the vehicle marking the point the vehicle has traveled. If a vehicle leaves the confines of the lane points will be awarded at the location of exit.

Teams will be given 2 trials during the competitions.

Conduct of the Competition

Points can be achieved in 6 different events. 5 events are for Performance: speed, distance, weight-carrying ability, accuracy, and time.6th Event is the presentation event.

Maximum balloon inflation for any event will be a diameter of 8 inches.

Weights for the weight-carrying ability event will consist of 5# 1 Rupee Coin taped in a cylindrical arrangement and should be fastened securely in the vehicle.

Teams will compete to acquire the highest number of total points.

Two team members will be permitted at the starting line; one to operate the pump and the other to hold and launch the vehicle. The other team members should retrieve the vehicle and return it to the starting line for the team’s next trial.

All teams will be given a specific amount of time to complete their 2 trials per event. Any trials that are not finished during the allotted time will be forfeited by the team.

Presentation event is the design presentation 3+3 Minutes (max) –15 Points