VIRTUAL BAJA SAEINDIA 2019

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Hosted at
CHITKARA UNIVERSITY
Rajpura Campus
Chandigarh-Rajpura-Patiala National Highway, National Highway 64,
Patiala, Punjab –140401
on
11th to 13th July 2019
 About Virtual BAJA

The Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA is a filtration criterion, through which all the registered teams are scrutinized for their knowledge
and capability to participate successfully in the main event. Virtual BAJA started in the year 2009 and is supported by working
professionals as judges and volunteers across the country.

The Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA acts as a pre‐qualifier to participation in the BAJA SAEINDIA event.

The objectives of the Virtual BAJA event are as follows:

1. To acquaint the teams completely with the objectives of the BAJA SAEINDIA event.

2. The teams are required to familiarize themselves with the technical guidelines and limits for the design of the
BAJA vehicle.

3. 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‐to‐manufacturing.

Based on the performance in the Virtual BAJA, the teams would be selected for participation in the main event. The selection
would be purely based on merit and ONLY ONE TEAM PER COLLEGE for mBAJA and eBAJA each shall be allowed on the basis of
comparative merit.

The design presented during the event if shortlisted, 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 awards would be issued for the Virtual BAJA event.

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 Virtual BAJA Guidelines

Key Guidelines for Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 are listed below:

Definitions:

1. OLD TEAMS
The teams / colleges / institutions which participated in the Main Event of BAJA SAEINDIA 2018 and/or 2019 will be called
as ‘OLD TEAMS’. ‘Participation in the Main Event’ means the team must have built the Baja vehicle, brought it to the main
event and has got their team registered at Pithampur or Punjab site for on‐site stages of competition.

2. NEW TEAMS
The teams / colleges / institutions which could not participate in the Main Event of Baja SAEINDIA 2018 and/or 2019 will
be called as ‘New Teams’. Teams not covered under ‘Old Teams’ criteria will be considered as NEW TEAMS.

Registrations for Virtual BAJA:

a. Teams are requested to fill the Virtual BAJA 2019 Registration Form which has been mailed to each team separately.
b. Each Team has to login into the registration portal to identify their “Team ID”.
c. The form should be completed in all respect and signed by respective Faculty Advisor & Team Captain/
Vice‐Captain.
d. Teams should send Scanned copy of duly signed form along with its Soft copy (Excel Format Only).
e. Completed forms should be mailed using the following guidelines:

FILE NAME: Team ID_College Name

SUBJECT: Virtual BAJA Registration – Team ID_College Name
Eg. Virtual BAJA Registration – 20000_ABC College of Engineering
To: bajasaeindiasubmissions@gmail.com

Teams should attach the Registration Form scanned copy & Soft Copy (Excel Format Only) while sending
the mails to bajasaeindiasubmissions@gmail.com.

e. Last Date to submit Virtual BAJA Registration Form is 30th June 2019

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 Virtual BAJA Guidelines (Cont…)

Presentations:

• DURATION:
Maximum of 20mins will be allotted per team to present their vehicle design.
This includes:
O Presentation by team to showcase their vehicle in soft copy – 15 mins
O Questionnaire put up by panel to be answered by the Team – 05 mins

• TOTAL MARKS FOR PRESENTATION:

O NEW TEAMS = 110 marks
O OLD TEAMS = 150 marks

• FONT STYLE & SIZE: Students to use Font Style ‘’Calibri’’ and, Font Size to be “14 or above “.
Do not scale page to Fit, as this would reduce effective Font size below 14.

• Presentations to be made in MS PowerPoint and should be compatible to run in MS PowerPoint 2007.

File type should be [.pptx] only.

• NUMBER OF SLIDES:
O NEW TEAMS:
A maximum of 13 slides can be used to present their vehicle during Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019.
O OLD TEAMS:
A maximum of 14 slides can be used to present their vehicle during Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019.

• Presentation content should be in line with the topics mentioned in the docket under Virtual BAJA Presentation
Guidelines
• Teams are requested to refer the following Virtual BAJA Presentation Guidelines for:
O Slide Sequence & Marking System
O Annexure – I: Design Aggregates and specifications

• NO TRANSITIONS OR ANIMATIONS ARE ALLOWED.

All the slides to contain static data ONLY.
• Teams would be required to mail the presentations in PowerPoint 2007 format to
"bajasaeindiacommunications@saeindia.org" latest by 8th July 2019 before 23:59 hrs, failing which, the
teams would face disqualification from the event.

• No extension for the submission of files shall be provided for Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019. Teams should prepare
the presentations/files with proper planning and should attempt to submit it in advance and no reason for late
submission shall be considered.

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Presentations: Slide Sequence & Marking System

• Presentation by NEW TEAMS

Slide # Particulars Marks

1 Team ID &College Name 0
2 Tech Specs and performance specs of proposed vehicle 10
3 Roll cage design process‐ergonomics 10
4 CAE basic process and its application 10
5 Suspension‐front/rear 10
6 Brakes 10
7 Steering and wheel geometry 10
8 Power Train 10
9 Cost and weight analysis Pie‐Chart 10
10 Project Plan 10
11 DFMEA 5
12 Design Validation Plan 5
Team composition with work allocation; Faculty advisor name,
13 10
College workshop facilities.
Total Slides = 13 Total Marks 110

Note:
1. New Teams need to explain Design Consideration / Design process / Layout of systems for Slides 3 to 8.
2. Kindly mention Slides No's as per the order shown in the tabulation above. Total No. of slides for New Teams is 13.

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• Presentation by OLD TEAMS

Slide # Particulars Marks

Team ID & College Name
1 0
Old Team ID, Car No., Endurance Score, Total score& Awards
Lessons learnt: Roll Cage; Aggregates; Vehicle Performance in
2‐A 40
Main Event; Breakdown/ Failures
Comparison for Aggregate Specs, Vehicle performance specs‐
2‐B 10
Old vs. Proposed
3 Roll Cage design process‐ergonomics 10
4 CAE basic process and its application 10
5 Suspension‐front/rear 10
6 Brakes 10
7 Steering and wheel geometry 10
8 Power Train 10
9 Cost and weight analysis Pie‐Chart‐Old vs. Proposed 10
10 Project Plan 10
11 DFMEA 5
12 Design Validation Plan 5
Team composition with work allocation/highlight old members;
13 10
College workshop facilities; FA‐earlier/now
Total Slides = 14 Total Marks 150

Note:
1. Old Teams need to explain Design Consideration / Design process / Layout of systems for Slides 3 to 8.

2. Slides 2-A and 2-B are two separate slides. Kindly mention the Slides No's in the presentation as per the order
shown in the tabulation above. Total No. of Slides for Old Teams is 14.

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 Test - For all teams
In addition to the presentation, a General Mechanical Engineering/ Automotive Engineering basic knowledge & rulebook
knowledge test will be conducted during Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 event for all the teams.

The test would either be an online test or an offline test. Same shall be announced on the day of presentation itself.

• Duration: Maximum of 30 minutes will be allotted per team for the test.
• A maximum of 3 out of 5 Team members participating in Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 will be allowed to give the test.
• Total Marks for test = 100, which includes,
Part A: General Automotive/ Mechanical Understanding ‐ 50 marks
Part B: Rulebook Understanding ‐ 50 marks
Total ‐ 100 marks
• Test Timings: 12:00 pm to 12:30pm for Slot 1 teams and 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm for Slot 2 teams on 12th and 13th July 2019
for Day 1 & Day 2 Teams respectively.
• Test will be conducted within campus premises itself.

Pointers to Virtual BAJA

• Discipline and ethical conduct are of utmost importance. Please exhibit the same during the event.
• Max. 5 members per team are allowed, including Captain / Vice‐Captain. One faculty member is allowed only as a silent
observer during presentation/quiz.
• Presence of Team Captain OR Vice‐Captain is mandatory.
• Teams would have to strictly adhere to a timeline for presentation
The total time allotted = 20 + 5 = 25mins
• Teams must prepare the presentation in strict adherence with the guidelines. Any deviation from the same may lead to
reduction of marks.
• mBAJA teams must assume that they would use a common Briggs & Stratton Engine of 10 HP/305 cc.
• eBAJA teams must assume that they would use a common motor of capacity not greater than 6KW.
• Selection criteria are solely based on merit and preference of venue during initial registrations. Only one team from an
institute would be selected based on merit. Multiple teams do not entail confirmed selection. This excludes eBAJA Teams.
• Following content is NOT allowed in student presentations:
O Any content about institute except for team, institute name& workshop facilities
O Any content about SAE Collegiate Club or past activities
O Any CAD / CAE videos are not allowed. Instead, teams should present the data in the form of
mathematical or meaningful data. For E.g.: boundary conditions Crash test analysis values, present
deformation value, g‐ values, FOS, etc.
O Any content that tries to influence the judging panel for favorable consideration of team in the
selection process
O No report or other documents are to be submitted before or during Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA 2019.

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 ANNEXURE-I

Design Aggregates and Specifications

Slides should be prepared after studying and understanding following points.

Questions at virtual presentation may cover all these aspects.
Slides on aggregate design should be prepared to explain following points:

Within: Understanding requirements and limitations of vehicle for the aggregate

What: Overall vehicle performance expected from the aggregate – relevance of aggregate parameters
How: Design approach and methodology for the aggregate, based on Automobile Engineering basics.
Why & why not: Justifications for selecting a particular design & why not selecting alternate designs.
Decision & List: Final specifications for the aggregate.

Slide No.2: Overall Vehicle Details

• Overall dimensions:
O Overall width & length
O Front & Rear Track width
O Wheel base
O Ground clearance
• Wheels / Tyres
O Front & Rear
• Overall performance of vehicle:
O Maximum Speed (Kmph)
O Maximum Acceleration
O Gradability %
O Stopping Distance
• Weight:
O Kerb weight and Ratio FAW to RAW‐ laden

Slide No.3: Roll Cage Design Process-Ergonomics

• Design Dimensions vs. Rulebook Specifications

Slide No.4: CAE

• Need for CAE activity and criteria to be used for material / Element size selection
o Material mechanical properties – Yield strength, Tensile strength,
Elongation %
O Equivalence of chosen material vis‐à‐vis recommended material
O Chemical composition w.r.t. weldability risks
O Proposed Factor of safety & maximum deformation
• CAE process
O Element Size, Element Type (1D/2D/3D)
O Type of Analysis (Static or Dynamic)
O Elements quality, How they affect the results

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 • Load cases for crash (Roll Cage)
O Frontal & Rear crash
O Side crash
O Roll over
O How to decide impact force (calculation method) for each load case
O Constraints

• Results – Conclusions: Stresses, Factor of safety & Deformation

Slide No.5: Suspension

• Type of suspension
• Linkage design
O CG Height
O Ground clearance
O Roll Centre Height at FAW and RAW
O Motion ratios
• Suspension geometry
O Camber – at Kerb weight & change s with suspension travels
O Castor, KPI & Scrub radius
O Toe‐In & Toe‐Out
• Design of spring, damper, suspension arms etc.
O Sprung and unsprung mass
O Desired natural frequency (Hz) – Front & Rear
O Ride rates & Spring stiffness
O Spring design – wire diameter, material, Factor of safety etc.
O Suspension travels
O Damper – stroke & Damping value s at 0.3 m/s
O Design of Arms and uprights
O CAE for load bearing parts from suspension
• Overall values for Suspension

Slide No.6: Brakes

• Braking circuit
O F/R split or X‐split
O Brake master cylinder bore size x stroke
O Brake disc or drum
O Brake calliper cylinders – bore size x nos.
O Brake calliper pad – mean braking radius, Area and friction coefficient
O Brake fluid to be used
• Brake calculations
O Weight transfer at 40 Kmph to 0 K mph
O Static Rolling Radius for tyre
O Coefficient of friction for road
O Brake torque required per wheel
O Force required by calliper cylinders
O Balance between two braking circuit (PRV?) – Simultaneous locking?
O Which wheels lock first – front or rear?

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 • Performance
O Stopping distance, m
O Pedal force, N & Pedal travel, mm
• Brake installation problems – actions?
O Bleeding
O Unbalanced circuits

Slide No.7: Steering

• Steering system
O Understeer or Oversteer?
O Steering Geometry – Ackerman percentage
O Steering angles – Inside and outside
O Turning circle radius
• Steering gear – R & P
O LHD or RHD
O Rack travel – end to end or end to centre
O Turns lock to lock, rev.
O Steering ratio. mm / rev.
O IBJ centre distance, mm.
O OBJ centre distance, mm.
O Length of Tie rod.

• Steering column
O Type – Collapsible / Tilting.
O With / without Power assist (as used on original vehicle).
• Steering wheel
O Steering wheel diameter.
O Steering wheel torque.

Slide No.8: Power train

• Engine / Electrical Motor specifications
O Max power – rpm
O Max Torque – rpm
O Range, Speed & Torque Calculations (eBaja specific)
• Transmission unit
O Geared / CVT / Elec. Controller / any other.
O Output Ratios for Engine / Motor rpm
O Electric Architecture Circuit Diagram – HV & LV circuits (eBaja Specific)
• Tyre sizes
• Integration
O Power train layout
O Mounting and installation
O Coupling Engine / Motor to Gearbox
O NVH considerations

• Performance
O Acceleration
O Gradability %

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 Slide No.9: Weights and BoM / Costing
• BoM – aggregates & their weights & Kerb weight
• Costing

Slide No.10: Project plan (MS Project plan)

• Time plan for Major activities & assigning responsibilities
O Design
O Procurement
O Manufacture of parts
O Assembly for aggregates & Vehicle assembly
O Validation
O Readiness at main event at Pithampur/Punjab
• Applying Constraints
• Applying task dependencies (links)
• Define Critical path in project.

Slide No.11 &12: Testing and validation

• DFMEA
• PFMEA
• Testing during manufacturing
• Validation Plan
O Performance
O Strength (Destructive testing).

Slide No.13: Workshop facilities

• Manufacturing Facilities at College ‐ photos & major specs.
• Manufacturing facilities Outside ‐ photos & major specs.
• Test facilities ‐ photos & major specs.

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 ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS

• Gillespie, Thomas; 'Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics'.

• Jazar, Reza; ‘Vehicle Dynamics ‐ theory & Application’.
• Smith, Carroll; ‘Tune to win’.
• Limpert, Rudolf; ‘Brake Design and Safety’.
• B. Heissing, M. Ersoy; ‘Chassis Handbook’.
• Reimpell, Stoll & Betzler; ‘The Automotive Chassis Engineering Principles’.
• Richard Stone and Jeffrey K. Ball; ‘Automotive Engineering Fundamentals’.
• Milliken & Milliken; ‘Race Car Vehicle Dynamics’.
• Lechner Gisbert, Naunheimer Harald; ‘Automotive Transmissions’.
• Nitin Ghokhale ; 'Practical Finite Element Analysis'.

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