2016/2017 rwdc coaches guide

FY17StateUnmannedSystemChallenge

Student,Coaches,andMentorsGuideSeptember2017

Version1.0Developedby

BrentA.Terwilliger,Ph.D.

UASDisciplineChair,Embry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversity-Worldwide

RalphK.Coppola,Ed.D.Founder&ExecutiveDirector,RealWorldDesignChallenge

AdeelKhalid,Ph.D.

AssistantProfessor,ERAU-Worldwide

AndrewShepherd,Ph.D.Director-UAS,SinclairCommunityCollege

BrianSanders,Ph.D.

AssistantProfessor,ERAU-Worldwide

JamesMarion,Ph.D.AssistantProfessor,ERAU-Worldwide

PaulLange

Faculty,ERAU-Worldwide

DebraBourdeau,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor,ERAU-Worldwide

FY17StateUASChallenge:PrecisionAgriculture–Student,Coaches,andMentorsGuideSeptember2016

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TableofContents

I.Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 1

ImportantResources........................................................................................................................... 1

II.Instructions.......................................................................................................................................... 2

Register ............................................................................................................................................... 2

ContactyourStateCoordinatorandMentors .................................................................................... 2

GettingStarted.................................................................................................................................... 3

Trainonthesoftware.......................................................................................................................... 4

Solvetheproblem............................................................................................................................... 4

Submityoursolution........................................................................................................................... 4

Help..................................................................................................................................................... 4

III.TheChallenge ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Background ............................................................................................................................................. 5

Challenge................................................................................................................................................. 6

ObjectiveFunction .................................................................................................................................. 7

IV.CoachinganRWDCTeam................................................................................................................... 8

V.Mentors............................................................................................................................................... 9

VI.Software........................................................................................................................................... 10

VII.SolvingtheChallenge ...................................................................................................................... 12

VIII.SubmissionGuidelines ................................................................................................................... 17

IX.DatesandDeadlines......................................................................................................................... 19

X.Scoring............................................................................................................................................... 19

XI.Rules ................................................................................................................................................. 20

XII.2015/2016RWDCNationalChampionshipFundRaisingDescriptionandRequirements .............. 22


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XIII.ContactInformation ....................................................................................................................... 25

Appendix1:EngineeringDesignNotebook,CoverPageTemplate&Format....................................... 26

Appendix2:MeritAwards.................................................................................................................... 29


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I.Introduction

WelcometotheRealWorldDesignChallenge.ThishandbookisdesignedtoprovideinformationthatyouwillneedtosuccessfullyworkthroughtheChallenge.

TheRealWorldDesignChallengeisaScience,Technology,Engineering,andMath(STEM)competitionforteamsofthreetosevenhighschoolstudents.Thereasinglechallengethisyearpertainingtoprecisionagricultureandunmannedaviation.Highschoolscanenterasmanyteamsasdesired.TheChallengeandadditionalsupportingmaterialswillbeissuedonlineby1September2016andmadeavailablethroughtheRealWorldDesignChallengewebsite(http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org).Youwilluseprofessionalsoftwaretoolsandhaveanopportunitytocollaboratewithmentorsfromindustry,government,andacademia.

ForthischallengeyourteamwilldesignanUnmannedAircraftSystem(UAS)anddevelopabusinessplaninsupportofaspecificcommercialapplication(seeRWDCchallengestatement).Thecompetitionwilltakeplaceintworounds.Firstisthestateorprovincelevel.Ifyourstateorprovinceisnotofficiallyparticipatingthisyear,youcanstilldotheChallenge,butyouwillbecompetingagainstalltheotherteamswhosestatesarenotofficiallyparticipatinginanindependentstate,territoryorcountrycategory.

Thechampionteamsfromeachparticipatingstate,provinceandorindependentstatesand/orterritorycategorymoveontotheNationalChallenge.YouwillgetanadditionalproblemthatbuildsonthestatechallengetocompeteintheNationalchallenge.Thetopthreeteamswillberecognizedwithtrophies,andothertopteamsrecognizedwithmeritawards.

ImportantResources

Keepcheckingourwebsitewww.realworlddesignchallenge.orgforupdatesalongwiththegettingstartedpagehttp://realworlddesignchallenge.org/2015-2016_RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php#.Ifyougetstuck,youcanalwayslogsupportrequestsatwww.ptc.com/go/academic-support.



II.Instructions

TheseinstructionsoutlinethebasicsofwhatyouwillbedoingintheRealWorldDesignChallenge.Therestoftheguidewillfillinthefinerdetails.

Register

Registrationiseasy.Teachersregisterthewholeteamofthreetosevenhighschoolstudents.Yourteammustregisterforthisyear’sChallengeevenifyouhaveparticipatedinthepast.

Justgotowww.realworlddesignchallenge.organdchooseSignUp.Onceyousignup,youwillgetanemailinvitationtoWindchill,whichisaweb-basedcollaborationenvironmentforallyourteamsworkandinformation.Youmayregisterasmanyteamsasyoulike!Thereisnolimittothenumberofteamsyoumayregister.Youmayhavestudentsfromdifferentschoolsbutallstudentsmustbefromthesamestateorprovince.

AndtakealookattheRWDCGettingStartedPage(http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/RWDC_Getting_Started_Page.php#).ThroughouttheRWDCvirtuallyeverythingyouneedwillbeavailableontheGettingStartedPageorinyourWindchillproject(https://rwdc.ptc.com).TheGettingStartedPageistheplacetogo!!!YoushouldgototheGettingStartedPagedaily.Newmaterialwillbeupdatedfrequently.

Note:OnlyteamsthatregisteredfortheRWDCcompetitionwillhaveaccesstoWindchill.

ContactyourStateCoordinatorandMentors

Whenyougetstarted,youshouldcontactyourstatecoordinator.ThispersonisaresourceabouttheRWDCinyourstate.YoucanfindhimorherbygoingtotheParticipatingStatesorCountrypageonwww.realworlddesignchallenge.organdselectingyourstateorcountry.Youwillalsoneedtofindamentor.GototheGettingStartedpageandclickthelinkFindaMentortoHelpYourTeam.Youwilldownloadadocumentofmentors.Usethistofindamentorandtrytosetupaphoneconferencewithhimorherrightaway.Itisimportantthatyoubeginworkingwithyourmentorsrightaway!Theywillhelpyouformulateyourplanofaction,providecontentexpertiseandbeyourkeyresource.Donotwaituntilyouhaveyourideastogether.Buildyourrelationshipwithyourmentorsnow!Newmentorswillbeaddedtothepagesokeepcheckingforpeoplewithwhomyouwanttowork.

Pleasebecourteouswithyourmentors.Ifyoudecidethatyounolongerneedaspecificmentor,pleaselethimorherknowsothatheorshecanhelpotherteams.



GettingStarted

Onceyourteamisregistered,youshouldfollowthestepsoutlinedontheRWDCGettingStartedPage.

Whatshouldmyteamdotogetstarted?

Step1:RegisteryourteamfortheRWDCCompetition

Step2:TheeasiestwaytogetyourteampreparedforthischallengeistoreviewChallengematerialsontheGettingStartedWebsite.Besuretoreviewthefollowingdocuments:

• FY17RWDCStateChallengeStatement• FY17RWDCChallengeDetailedBackground• FY17RWDCTeacher/CoachesHandbook

Step3:Aswithpreviousyears,ateam’sabilitytosuccessfullysolvethechallengeismadepossiblelargelythroughtheactivepartnershipwithmentors.Tohelpyourteamfindamentor,theRWDCcommitteehasauthoredamentorspreadsheetdividedbythementor’sareaofexpertise.Pleasereviewthespreadsheetandcontactamentortogetstarted.Contactamentorassoonaspossible.

Step4:Downloadthesoftwareapplicationsthatwillbeusedforthisyear’schallenge

• RWDCSoftwareApplications• Thenrequestsoftwareproductcodesthrough

http://support.ptc.com/appserver/support/academic_case_logger/academic_case_logger.jsp.Pleasespecifyhowmanycomputersonwhichyouwillbeinstallingthesoftware.

Step5:ParticipateintheRWDCTrainingWebinarsandRWDCCourses

AllteachersandstudentsshouldgothroughtheRWDCGettingStartedCourses.Inaddition,trainingwebinarswillbescheduledregularlythroughtheChallengetodemonstratetoolsandansweryourquestions.InformationonTrainingWebinars,PowerPointsandmaterialswillbepostedontheRWDCGettingStartedpage.

Step6:CompleteFormativeSurveys

TeamswillreceivepointsintheirEngineeringDesignNotebookscoringforcompletingFormativeSurvey’sthroughoutthechallenge.Surveyswillbedistributedthroughemailtoteamsandmentors.ThesurveyswillhelpassessareaswhereteamsneedhelpandwillallowtheRWDCsupportteamtotakeproactivestepstohelpteamsstayengaged,andworkthroughtechnicalchallengesleveragingmentors,webinars,anddirectfeedback.



Step7:DownloadandmonitorRWDCChallengeResources

NewResourcesareaddedfrequently–Keepcheckingtoseewhatisnew!

DownloadtheRWDCChallengeKit.Thiskitiswhatwillincludeallmaterialsforthechallenge.ThekitcontainsallthenecessaryMathcadworksheetsandothersupportmaterials.

Forassistance,gotopleasesendyourquestionstohttp://support.ptc.com/appserver/support/academic_case_logger/academic_case_logger.jsp.IfyouhaveadditionalquestionsvisittheRWDChomepageatwww.realworlddesignchallenge.org.

Trainonthesoftware

Nowthatyouhavethesoftware,itistimeforteachersandstudentstodobasictrainingonthevarioussoftwarepackagesprovidedbyRWDC.GoingthroughtheRWDCCourseswillintroduceyoutothesoftwareusedintheChallenge.Notonlywillthiscourseprovideagoodfoundationforthechallenge,itwillalsointroduceyoutoalltheapplicationsusedinthechallenge.

Andifyougetstuckorneedsomehelp,pleasesendyourquestionstohttp://support.ptc.com/appserver/support/academic_case_logger/academic_case_logger.jsp.

Solvetheproblem

OnceyouhavethesoftwareandhavegonethroughtheRWDCCourses,you’rereadytotackletheChallenge.TheChallengeStatementispostedontheResourcesmenuonwww.realworlddesignchallenge.org.

Submityoursolution

Onceyouhavecompletedthechallenge,youwilluploadyourprojectthroughWindchillandsendacopyofyourdesignnotebooktoyourRWDCStateorCountryCoordinator.StateCoordinatorsarelistedonyourStatePageandCountryCoordinatorsarelistedonyourCountryPage.Additionalinstructionsonsubmittingyoursolutionwillbeprovidedbyemailtoyourteam.

Teamswillcompetewithalloftheotherteamsinyourstate.IfyouareselectedastheStateChampions,youwillbeinvitedtocompeteintheNationalChampionship.Youwillreceiveanadditionalchallengethatbuildsonthestatechallenge,whichyouwillpresentinWashington,DCinApril.

Help

Ifyouneedhelpwithanything,wehaveanumberofresources:



• RWDCCourses–TheseprepareyoufortheChallengebyprovidingpreparationintheuseofthesoftwareandanintroductiontoaeronauticalengineeringandbusinessplandevelopment.

• TheStudent,CoachesandMentorsGuide—ContainstheinformationyouneedtoparticipateintheChallenge.

• ChallengeDetailedBackground-Containsdetailedmaterialstofamiliarizeyouwiththetechnicalaspectsofthechallenge.

• TrainingVideos—PostedontheGettingStartedPage(http://realworlddesignchallenge.org/2015-2016_RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php#)andcoverthetechnicalskillsyouwillneedtocompletetheChallenge

• TechnicalSupport—SubmityourquestionstoPTCthroughhttp://support.ptc.com/appserver/support/academic_case_logger/academic_case_logger.jsp.

• Mentors—Mentorsprovidecontentsupporttoteams.Theyarenotresponsiblefortechnicalsupport,whichisprovidedbyPTC.

• State&CountryCoordinators—ParticipatingstatesandcountrieshaveaCoordinatorwhoservesasanintellectualresourcefortheChallenge.FindyoursbygoingtotheStatesorCountrypage,findingyourstateorcountryandgoingtoyourspecificstate’sorcountry’spage.Yourcoordinator’scontactinformationwillbeonthestateorcountrypage.IfyouareinanIndependentStateorCountryorifyourstatedoesnothaveaStateCoordinatorandyouneedhelpcontactDr.RalphCoppolaat:[email protected].

III.TheChallenge

ThefulltextoftheChallengeandsupportingmaterialsarepostedontheRWDCGettingStartedSite(http://realworlddesignchallenge.org/2015-2016_RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php#)on1September.

FY17RWDCStateUnmannedAerialSystemChallenge:Farmer’sCompanion

Background

By2050,therewillbeanestimatedadditionaltwobillionpeopleonEarth,whichwillsignificantlyimpacttheavailabilityoffood.Ithasbeenestimatedthattherewillbeaneedtoproduce70%morefoodtoaddresssuchapopulationgrowth.Throughouthistory,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedfarmerstoproducemorefood.Onepieceofcurrenttechnologythathasthepotentialtogreatlyhelpthemodernfarmeristheunmannedaircraftsystem.Theseaircraftsystemsarecapableofperformingmultiplerolesonafarmsuchasquickdeliveriestoafield,cropmonitoring,animalobservation,andpestdetection.Byusinganunmannedaircraftsystem,thefarmercansavetime,savemoney,andincreaseyield.

Thechallengeforthisyearwillbetodesignanunmannedaerialvehicle(UAV)andassociatedunmannedaircraftsystem(UAS)thatisamultipurposetoolforthefarmer.Unmannedsystems,includingUAS,unmannedgroundvehicles(UGVs),andotherroboticsystems,representremotelycontrolledassetsusedtoperformtasksrequiringprecisionandrepetitivefunction,operationsinenvironmentscarryingahighdegreeofrisk,ortasksbeyondthecapabilityofmannedplatforms(i.e.,dull,dirty,anddangerous).Therearemultipleprivatecompanies,researchers,andgovernmentsdevelopingunmannedsystemstoperformavarietyoftasks,includingprecisionagriculture,conservation,wildlifemonitoring,damage



assessment,infrastructureinspection,andresearch.Onecommonfocusofsuchdevelopmentistheintegrationofadiversemixofcomponentsandcapabilitiesintoasingle,unifiedframework.Whiletheuses,designs,andoperationsofthesystemsvary,theyallrelyonacommonorganizationalcompositionbasedonpayload(e.g.,sensors,manipulationcomponent,andtransportedmaterial),remotevehicle,command,control,andcommunication(C3),supportequipment,andcrew.

TheFY17RWDCStatechallengewillcontinuethefocusonunmannedsystemsandprecisionagriculturethroughthedesignandimplementationofaUAStosupportprecisionagricultureintheproductionoffood(regionaltoyourarea).TheteamswilluseconceptsfromEngineeringTechnology(i.e.,applicationofscienceandengineeringtosupportproductimprovement,industrialprocesses,andoperationalfunctions)toidentify,compare,analyze,demonstrate,anddefendthemostappropriatecomponentcombinations,system/subsystemdesign,operationalmethods,andbusinesscasetosupportthechallengescenario.Throughuseofaninquiry-basedlearningapproachwithmentoringandcoaching,thestudentswillhaveanopportunitytolearntheskillsandgeneralprinciplesassociatedwiththechallengeinahighlyinteractiveandexperientialsetting.Forexample,thestudentswillneedtoconsiderandunderstandthevariousunmannedsystemelemental(subsystem)interactions,dependencies,andlimitations(e.g.,poweravailable,duration,rangeofcommunications,functionalachievement)astheyrelatetotheoperation,maintenance,anddevelopmenttobestsupporttheirproposedbusinesscase.

Asyouprogressthroughthechallenge,yourteamwillincrementallybepresentedwithbackgroundrelatingtothecompositionandoperationofunmannedsystemdesigns,engineeringdesignprinciples,unmannedsystemapplicationtoprecisionagriculture,businessmanagement,anddevelopmenttools.Youwillneedtoworktogetherasateamwithcoachesandmentorstoidentifywhatyouneedtolearnwhilepursuingthecompletionofthischallenge.Byconnectingyourownexperienceandinterest,youwillhaveanopportunitytogainfurtherinsightintotheapplicationofdesignconcepts,betterunderstandapplicationofunmannedsystemtechnology,andworkcollaborativelytowardscompletionofacommongoal.

Challenge

Thisyear’schallengeistodesignaUAS,createatheoryofoperation,anddevelopabusinessplanforthecommercialoperationsofthesystembasedonthefollowingscenario.

Scenario:Designanunmannedaircraftsystem(includingataminimumanappropriatepayload,airvehicleelement,andgroundcontrolstation)capableofbeingamultipurposetoolforafarmer.Threeminimum-requirementmissionsareprovidedthattheaircraftmustbeabletoperform,butsystemsthatcanperformbeyondtheminimumswillmostlikelybemoreattractivetopotentialbuyers.Thesystemmustbeeasytooperateaftersometraininganduseminimalgroundsupportwhileoperating.Theideaistohaveasystemthatcanbeeasilyusedbyafarmerinafield.Thespecifictypeoffarmanditslocationwillbeleftuptotheindividualteamssoafoodofregionalimportancecanbeselectedandtheknowledgeandexperienceoflocalagriculturementorsandexpertscanbeused.Farmsofeitherfoodproducingcrops(corn,wheat,fruit,vegetables,etc.)oranimals(cows,pigs,poultry,etc.)canbeused.Teamsneedtoidentifytheuniquedesignofthetotalsystem(includingallmajorsubsystemelementsandcosts),atheoryofoperation,flightpatterns,andabusinesscasesupportingeconomicviability.Acompetitivesolutionwillrequireanalyzing,documenting,andaddressingchallengesassociatedwithdesignedmissions,productivity,costs,andbusinessprofitability.Forthischallenge,werequirethatall



teams(eveninternational)followtheFAASmallUnmannedAircraftRegulations(Part107).Afewoftheconstraintsfromtheregulationsarethattheaircraftmustweighlessthan55lb,staywithinlineofsight,haveamaximumaltitudeof500ftabovegroundlevel,andhaveamaximumspeedof87knots.AlinktotheregulationsisprovidedintheGettingStartedsectionoftheRWDCwebsite(http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org).

Minimum-requirementmission1(Logisticsmission):Theaircraftmustbeabletotransportapayloadof8lbtoalocation1mileaway.Withoutrechargingbatteriesorrefueling,theaircraftmustthenbeabletoreturnwithapayloadof8lb.Thepurposeofthismissionistohelpthefarmerwithlogistics.QuicktransportationofsuppliestoapersonoutinafieldmightbebetterhandledbyasmallUAVratherthanbyanotherpersondrivingatruck.TheUAVcouldalsobeusedtoreturnsamplesforanalysisortotakeaquickpictureofaparticularareaofafield.Teamswillneedtoidentifythepurposeofthismissionandtheexpectedpayload.

Minimum-requirementmission2(Surveymission):Theaircraftmustbeablestayaloftfor30minandsurveyanareaof0.25squaremiles.TheaircraftmustbeabletocarryacamerathatcantakeHDvideo(atleast1080p60)fortheentiretimealoft.Anaerialsurveyofafieldcouldbeextremelyusefulforafarmer.Withcommerciallyavailablesensors,andaircraftcouldsearchforpests,measuremoisturecontent,ormonitorlivestock.Teamswillneedtoidentifythepurposeofthesurveyinganddeterminetherequiredpayloadforthemission.

Minimum-requirementmission3(Dashmission):Theaircraft,withapayloadof2lb,mustbeabletotraveladistanceof1.5milesandreturntoitsstartinglocationasfastaspossible.RememberthatthetopallowablespeedundertheFAAregulationsin87knots.Missionsofthistypecouldbeusedforasmallpayloaddroporaquicksensorreading.Teamswillneedtoidentifythepurposeofthedashmissionandtheexpectedpayload.

Additionalmissions:Sincetheaircraftsystemistobeamultipurposetoolforthefarmer,teamsshoulddesignadditionalmissionsfortheiraircraft.Analysisofthesemissionsmustinclude,ataminimum,adescriptionofthegoal,payloadrequired,timeinflight,andflightpattern.

Businesscase:Thebusinessplanforyourteamwillbeintwoparts.Thefirstpartwillbethedesignandsaleoftheunmannedaircraftsystem.Itwilluptoyourteamonhowthesesystemswillbemarketedtofarmers.Willyouhaveabasepackagethatonlyincludesthemostpopularsensor?Willyouhaveanadvancedpackagethatincludesallofthesensorsyouraircraftcanaccommodate?Orwillyouallowfarmerstheopportunitytorentsensorsthattheymightnotuseoften?Thesecondpartofyourbusinessplanwillbeinsupport.Willyourcompanyprovideservicessuchastheanalysisofsensordata?

ObjectiveFunction

Eachteamistooperatefromtheperspectiveofasmallcompanyseekingfundingforthedemonstrationofaprototypesystem.ThechallengeproposalshouldutilizethePACEmodelofproductdevelopment(asadvocatedbytheProductDevelopmentManagementAssociation;www.pdma.org)suchthattheengineeringdevelopmentcostsareminimizedbutalsoincludeinformationabouttheacquisitioncostandoperationsandsupportcostofthesystemtoshowthattheproductcanbecompetitiveinthemarketplace.Thefollowingstepsarerecommendedinpursuitofaresponsetothechallengescenario:



1. Considerallaspectsandrequirementsofthechallenge.2. Performbackgroundresearchonthetopic,availabletools,andexistingdesigns.

3. Selectinitialfarmtype(crops,livestock,etc.)andregion.Researchthetypesofmissionsthatwouldbemostbeneficialtothefarmer.

4. Developatheoryofoperationthatcanbeadaptedasyoulearnmoreaboutthechallengetopics

andprecisionagriculturemethods.5. Createaninitialdesign(conceptualdesign).6. Analyzethedesignanddetermineeffectiveness(i.e.,identifyprocess[es]tovalidateandverify

preliminarydesignandoperation;ensureaircraftiscapableofperformingtheminimum-requirementmissions;ensureaircraftiscapableofperforminganyadditionalmissions;calculateobjectivefunction;evaluatedesign;andredesignandreviseasnecessary).

7. Continueresearchanddesign(documentdetaileddesign,designdecisions,lessonslearned,andrecalculatevariables;redesignandreanalyzeasnecessary).

Thesuccessfulproposalshouldincludeanestimateofthetimelinetorecovertheinitialinvestmentandanypotentialfutureyearprofitsforafive-yearperiod(e.g.,five-yearbreakevenanalysis),whilestrivingtodemonstrateandillustratethesolutionefficientlycompletesalldesignedmissions.

IV.CoachinganRWDCTeam

WhocanbeaCoach?

AnRWDCcoachcanbeaformalclassroomteacherinanyschooloranadultadvisortoanafterschoolorinformallearningprogram.AlthoughhavingspecificexpertiseinengineeringprinciplesoradegreeinaSTEM-relatedfieldmaybehelpful,coachesarenotrequiredtohaveatechnicalbackgroundtoparticipate.Coachescanbe,butarenotlimitedto:technologyeducationteachers,scienceteachers,mathteachers,orsomeonewhoisoverseeingamathorscienceclubormuseumprogram.

WhatroledoestheCoachplayonateam?

Thecoachshouldactasafacilitator,advisor,andeducatorfortheteam.Duetothecompetition’srelianceonengineeringsoftware,thecoachshouldbepreparedtoarrangeaccesstocomputer-relatedresourcesandassiststudentsingettingtrainingwithsoftware.

WhatdoesaCoachdo?

Acoachmayfinditnecessarytodoanyorallofthefollowing:

∗ Providemeetingspace∗ Createascheduleofmeetings∗ Attendandsuperviseallmeetings∗ Obtainapprovalfromschoolandpermissionfromparents∗ TrainorassiststudentsingettingtrainingintheuseofPTCCreoandWindchillsoftware



∗ Sharethedigitalplaneparts,trainingvideo,andotheranalysistoolsprovidedtosupporttheteams’work

∗ Provideaccesstoresourcesforstudents∗ Seeksupport,andencouragestudentstoseeksupport,fromRWDCnationalmentors∗ Offerguidance,lessons,orsuggestionsonbasicfundamentalprinciplesinengineering(design

process),science,andmath∗ Assistwithdefiningtherolesofteammembers∗ Assistwithcommunicationandconnectionbetweentheteamanditsmentor(s)∗ Providesuggestionsandconstructivefeedbackonstrategyandmodels∗ Travelwithandchaperoneteam,ifnecessary,atnationaleventandotherrelatedevents∗ Overseeonlinesecuresitesforteam:registerteam,accessonlineformsandpassword-

protectedareas,andassistwithfinalsubmission∗ Assistwithfinalsubmissioncriteria:overseestudentdeadlinesandensureallsubmissionsare

madeproperlyandtimely.

Support

Itisimportantthatyouhavesupportfromthekeyplayersinyourcommunity,suchasadministrators,teachers,andparents.Becauseeachteammusthaveaccesstoresources,communicatingwithyourTeacher/Coach,schoolprincipal,orsuperintendentwillbeessential.Ifyouwin,youwillbeinvitedtogotoWashington,DCtocompeteintheNationalChallenge.Everyschoolhaspoliciesthatmustbefollowedforthatkindoftrip.Itismucheasierifsupportisrequestedearlyandtheapprovalsandpermissionsarearrangedinadvance.

OperatinginOtherVenues

Evenifyourteamdecidestoworkoutsideaformalschoolsetting,itislikelythatyouwillneedtohaveanestablishededucationalorganizationtoprovideyouwithaccesstousefulfacilities.YoumaychoosetoworkontheChallengeinanafter-schoolprogram,suchasaschoolclub;throughBoyorGirlScouts;atascienceortechnologycenter;orthroughanothereducationalprogram.Determiningtheorganizationyouwillworkwithneedstobeamongthefirstdecisionsyoumake.

V.Mentors

ContactingMentors

OneofthefirstthingsthatyoudowhenyousignupfortheRealWorldDesignChallengeisfindingamentor.Pleasebecourteoustomentorsandrespecttheirtime.

ThereisalistofmentorsavailableontheGettingStartedPage(http://realworlddesignchallenge.org/2015-2016_RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php#)underthelinkFindaMentortoHelpYourTeam.Lookthroughthelistandfindaninitialmentor.AsyouprogressthroughtheChallenge,youcanadduptothreeadditionalmentors,butstartwithone.



Youmayreachouttoseveralmentorstofindone,butonceyouchooseone,contacttheothermentorsthatyouarenotusing.Letthemknowthatyouwillnotneedtheirassistance.

Onceyouhavefoundyourfirstmentor,pleasesetupacallwiththatpersontogettoknowhimorherandtodiscusstheproject.

Mentor’sRoles

MentorsareprofessionalscientistsandengineerswhowillhelpyouwiththeChallenge.Eachteammayrecruitamaximumoffivementorswithexpertiseinscience,mathematics,engineering,aviationdesignandbusiness.Mentorsmaylimitthenumberofteamstheychoosetoassistandtheamountoftimetheywilldevotetothementorshipprocess.Accordingly,mentorswillbeavailableonafirstcome/firstservedbasis.

1. MentorswillpresentSTEMconceptstoyourteaminafunandexcitingwayandgiveyouachancetointeractwithrealworldengineersandscientists.

2. Theywillhelptostimulatecreativethinkingthroughassistingyourteamwiththehands-ondesignofyourproject.

3. MentorswillprovideadvicetoyourteamduringtheStateChallenge,whichwillrunfromSeptemberthroughJanuary.

4. IftheMentor’steamistheStateWinner,thenmentorswillprovideadviceforthewinningteam’sNationalChallengeeffortsthroughtheendoftheNationalCompetition.

5. TheMentorisyoursubjectmatterexpert.6. Mentorswillprovideadvicetoyouonscience,math,andengineeringprinciplesandbea

contentresourceforyourteam.7. TheMentorisalsotheTeacher/Coach'sadvisor,assistingwithknowledgeofcoreprinciples

processes,andknowledgeofscience,math,andengineering.8. TheMentorshouldNOTsolvetheproblemoftheChallengefortheteam.

VI.Software

AllthesoftwareintheRealWorldDesignChallengeisprovidedtoyouforfree.YoushoulddownloadeverythingandgetitworkingassoonasyousignupfortheChallenge.Todownloadthesoftwareapplicationsthatwillbeusedinthisyear’schallenge:

DownloadtheSoftware.FirstifyouareafirsttimeuserorhavenotalreadycreatedaPTCacademic

account.Nextchecktoseethesystemrequirementsthenfollowthestepsbelow

• CreateanacademicaccountPTCCreo2.0andPTCMathcadPrime:• Step1:DownloadthePTCCreo2.0&PTCMathcadPrimeDVD'sfromthelinkbelow

http://www.ptc.com/appserver/auth/it/esd/academic.jspo DOWNLOADNote:AlldownloadsareZipfilesandneedtobeextractedpriortouse.

• Step2:FollowthePTCCreo2.0andPTCMathcadPrimeinstallguideslistedbelowo Creo2.0o MathcadPrime2.0



PTCWindchill-ProjectManagementintheCloudPTCWindchillisacloud-basedservicethatenablescollaborationamongmembersofRealWorldDesignChallengeteams.Itfacilitatesinnovationbyprovidingacloud-basedproductdevelopmentworkspacewithallthetoolsnecessarytobringdesignteamstogetherasifworkinginthesameroom.RegisterforateaminstanceofPTCWindchill

IfyouhaveanyissuesRequestTechnicalSupportandyouwillreceivearesponseonhowtodealwithyourindividualissue.

Instructionsarealsoprovidedonthe“GettingStarted”pageontheRWDCwebsitewww.realworlddesignchallenge.org.

TherearealsovideosontheGettingStartedPagetolearnhowtousethesoftware.www.ptcschools.comisavailableasafreetrainingresourceinPTCCreo.

Hereisalistanddescriptionsofthesoftwareyouwillbeusing:

PTCCreo

PTCCreoisthestandardin3Dproductdesign,featuringindustry-leadingproductivitytoolsthatpromotebestpracticesindesignwhileensuringcompliancewithyourindustryandcompanystandards.Integrated,parametric,3DCAD/CAM/CAEsolutionsallowyoutodesignfasterthanever,whilemaximizinginnovationandqualitytoultimatelycreateexceptionalproducts.

PTCwillbeprovidingPTCCreoforeachteam.Ifyouareinstallingthesoftwareapplicationsinalabenvironment,youwillneedtodownloadPTCCreo.ToreceiveyourproductcodefortheUniversityEdition,pleasecompletethefollowingform–www.ptc.com/go/uniforschools/.

MathcadPrime

Mathcadisengineeringcalculationsoftwarethatdrivesinnovationandofferssignificantpersonalandprocessproductivityadvantagesforproductdevelopmentandengineeringdesignprojects.Unlikeproprietarycalculatingtoolsandspreadsheets,Mathcadletsengineersdesignanddocumentengineeringcalculationssimultaneouslywithcomprehensiveappliedmathfunctionalityanddynamic,unit-awarecalculations.

Windchill

Windchill,PTC'sProductLifecycleManagement(PLM)softwareformanagingproductcontentandprocesses,offersapowerful,provensolution.Fast,secure,andWeb-based,thisbusinesscollaborationsoftwareenablescompaniestostreamlineproductdevelopmentprocessesanddeliversuperiorphysicalgoodsandinformationproducts.

Windchillisanonlinecollaborationenvironment,hostedonaserver.Thereisnothingtodownload.YouwillbesentaninvitationassoonasyouregisterfortheChallenge.



VII.SolvingtheChallenge

Inquiry-basedlearningapproach:Throughuseofaninquirybasedlearningapproachwithmentoringandcoaching,thestudentswillhaveanopportunitytolearntheskillsandgeneralprinciplesassociatedwiththechallengeinahighlyinteractiveandexperientialsetting.Forexample,thestudentswillneedtoconsiderandunderstandthevariousUASsubsysteminteractions,dependencies,andlimitations(e.g.,poweravailable,duration,rangeofcommunications,maintenanceofvisualcontact)astheyrelatetotheoperation,maintenance,anddevelopmenttobestsupporttheirproposedbusinesscase.Tosupporttheinquirybasedlearningapproach,youwillbeprovidedwithabasicframeworkassociatedwiththefollowingfocusareas:

1) TaskAnalysis-analyzethemission/tasktobeperformed2) StrategyandDesign-determineengineeringdesignprocess,roles,theoryofoperation,design

requirements,systemdesign,crewresources,integrationtesting,anddesignupdates

3) Costs-calculatecostsandanticipatedcapabilitiesassociatedwithdesignandoperation,includingmodificationofthedesigntofurthersupportacompetitivebusinesscase

4) AlternativeUses-identifyalternativeusesofsystemtoimprovemarketabilityandusecases

AsyourteamprogressesthroughthechallengeyouwillincrementallybepresentedwithbackgroundrelatingtothecompositionandoperationofUASdesigns,basicaeronauticalandengineeringdesignprinciples,UASapplicationtoprecisionagriculture,andbusinessmanagementanddevelopmenttools.Youwillworktogetherasateamwithfellowstudents,coaches,andmentorstoidentifywhatyouneedtolearnasyoumovetowardsthecompletionofthischallenge.Byconnectingyourownexperienceandinterestyouwillhaveanopportunitytogainfurtherinsightintotheapplicationofdesignconcepts,betterunderstandapplicationofUAStechnology,andbuildthosepricelessexperiencesthatwillguideyouonyourownpathtosuccess.

ExaminetheChallengeandidentifywhatneedstobedone:

NowthattheStateChallengeisissued,determinewhatthegoalsareandwhatyouwillneedtodotowin.Tip:LookattheRWDCScoringRubricandseewhatthejudgeswillbelookingforanddesignyoursolutionsothattheyconformtotheRWDCScoringRubricintheorderthattheyareprovided.Thishelpsmakesurethejudgeswillseeallofyourworkandwillnotmissanything.

Determinewhatresourcesareneededtosolvetheproblem:

Youwillneedtofigureoutwhatresourcesyouwillneedtosolvetheproblem.Thesewillinclude:(a)humanresources(teammemberswithexpertiseneededtodothetaskyouidentified);(b)researchonwhathasbeendonetoaddresstheproblembyothers;and(c)toolsneededtodothejob.

GatherYourResources

Eachteam’sgoalistocreatethebestsolutiontotheChallenge.Thiswillrequirestudentstodevelopastrategythataddressesthefollowingtopics:teamexpertise,mentorexpertiseandsupport,



differentiatedroles,collaboration,capacity,andapproach.Educationalmaterialswillbeavailabletosupportthedevelopmentofstudentteamstrategies,meldingtheprofessionalpracticeofresearch-basedproductdesignwiththeentertainmentvalueofrole-playinggames.

ResearchingWhatHasBeenDoneandGatheringInformation

ThereareresourcesprovidedtoyouontheRealWorldDesignChallengeWebsite.Thesearejustabeginning.YoushouldstartyourresearchbyexploringwhatothershavedonetoaddresssimilarChallenges,research,ortechnologydesign.YoumayfindinformationontheWeb,inlibraries,andfrommentorsorotherexperts.Whenyouregisteryourteam,youwillbeinvitedtoWindchill,aweb-based,collaborationanddatamanagementtool.KeepallofyourinformationonyourWindchillTeamSite.Itisagoodwaytostayorganizedandshareinformationwithyourteam.Researchingwhathasalreadybeendonewillbethespringboardforyourwork.FromthatinformationyouwilllearnwhatothershavetriedandgetideasforhowyoumaybetterdevelopanapproachtosolvetheChallenge.YourmentorswillbeabletoviewallofyourworkonyourWindchillTeamSite.Youwillneedtoinviteyourmentortothesiteandprovidethementorwiththepassword.

DevelopChallengeTeam

Teammembersshouldberecruitedtoprovideavarietyofskillstotheteam.Thereshouldbedistinctdivisionsoflaborintherolesandfunctionsofeachteammember.Theexactsetofteamroleswillbeuptotheteamandmayvarybasedonlocalexpertiseandstrategy.Notethatnoteveryroleneedstobefilledandsometeammembersmayhavemultiplerolesdependingonavailableexpertiseandinterest.

Thenatureofeachteamwilldeterminehowitfunctions.Forinstance,teamsthatmeetafterschoolwillfaceadifferentsetofneedsthanteamsthatfunctionwithinaclassroom.YourTeacher/Coachwillhelpyoudecidewhichapproachwillworkbestinyourcommunity.

Noteverymemberoftheteamneedstobeanexpertintheuseofallthetools.However,atleastoneteammember,theProjectEngineershouldpossessahighdegreeofskillwiththesoftware.Itisrecommendedthatallteammembershaveaworkingknowledgeofthesetools.Thetoolsareprovedtotheteamsforfree.

SuggestedTeamRoles

ProjectManager

TheProjectManagerwillberesponsibleforrecruitingawinningteamandleadingstrategydesign.TheProjectManagerisresponsiblefortheoverallsuccessoftheproductorprogram.TheProjectManageristheindividualresponsibleformanagingtheprojectplananddeliverables,ensuringthatallprojectteammembershavethenecessaryresourcesrequiredtocompletetheproject,andreportingstatusfortheteam,trackingtimelineandmilestones,andquality.Manytimesthisindividualplaysadditionalrolesintheproject.TheProjectManagerleadsthecross-functionalteamandistypicallyresponsibleforthe



developmentoftheoverallproduct,programorEngineeringDesignNotebook.Theyoftenmonitorseveralinterrelatedsub-projectactivitiesengagedinbyteammembers.

DesignCoordinator

TheDesignCoordinatorrolearisesyourteamiscomposedofmembersthataregeographicallydispersed.Therolewillnotapplyifyourteamiswithinasingleclass.TheDesignCoordinatoractsastheliaisonbetweenthedesignpartnerandotherinternalengineeringteams.TheDesignCoordinatorisoftenresponsibleforintegratingnewormodifieddesigndataintotheoverallproductdesign.TheDesignCoordinatoristheprimaryinterfacewiththethird-partypartner.TheDesignCoordinatorcoordinatespartnerengineeringresourcesandiseitherlocatedlocallyinanotherclassattheteam'sschool,orremotelyinanotherschool.

Systems&TestEngineer

TheSystemsEngineerdefinestheproductarchitecture,itsmodules,andinterfaces.Heorshehasultimateresponsibilityforensuringthevariouspartsoftheproductwillworktogetherasawholewhenfinallyassembled.Theyprovidedirectiontothedesignteam,manageinterfaces,andparticipateindesignreviews.TheroleofTestEngineerisresponsiblefortestingprototypesofdesignsandpre-productionproductscreatedbythedesignteam.TheTestEngineerreviewstestcasesgeneratedbythedesignteamandcollaborateswiththedesignteamduringthetestingphase.Thisroleistheliaisonwithanengineeringmentor,assistingtheteamwiththeincorporationofengineeringadvice.Thispersonmayalsobeaprojectsimulationengineerontheteam.

SimulationEngineer

TheSimulationEngineeristheexpertintheauthenticsimulationandmodelingtools,suchas3DCADandWindchill.TheSimulationEngineermanagesWindchill'sDigitalProjectSpaceandisresponsibleforsimulationandmodelingapplicationinteroperability,filecompatibilities,andfiletransfer.

ProjectScientist

TheProjectScientistshouldhaveabackgroundinphysicsorarelatedfield.Thisrolewillberesponsibleforthescientificintegrityoftheapproachandfortranslatingthescientificprinciplesintotheteam’sengineeringdesign.Thisroleistheliaisonwithasciencementor,assistingtheteamwiththeincorporationofscientificadvice.

ProjectMathematician

TheProjectMathematicianshouldhaveabackgroundinmathematics,withaminimumofalgebraandtrigonometry.Thisrolewillberesponsibleforthemathematicalintegrityoftheapproachandfortranslatingthemathematicalprinciplesandapplicationsintotheteam’sengineeringdesign.

ProjectCommunicator(orCommunicationsSpecialist)

TheProjectCommunicatorintegratesideas,approaches,andapplicationsfromthedesignteamintowrittendocuments,videos,andpresentations.Thisroleisresponsiblefortheteam'sbrand.Thispersonrepresentstheteamtothemediaandwillworkwiththeteacher/coachtocoordinateeventactivities.



UtilizetheDesignProcess

Engineersuseaspecificprocesstosolveproblems.Thedesignprocessprovidesaneffectivewaytolearnhowtodevelopinnovativesolutionsinasystematicway.Theprocessismuchliketheinquiryprocessinscience.Toeffectivelylearnityouneedtouseit.Allteammembersshouldlearnandparticipateinthedesignprocess.Althoughtheprocesshasbeendescribedinanumberofdifferentways,thebasicconceptsincludethefollowing:

1. Definetheproblemandneed.WewillprovidetheChallengetoyouandthatwillframetheproblem.Youwillneedtodefinehowyouwillsolvetheproblem.Thiswillprovidethefoundationfororganizingyourteamanddevelopingaworkplan.

2. Researchandgatherimportantinformationabouttheproblem.Wewillprovidereferencematerial,butweencourageyoutoidentifyadditionalmaterialthatwillhelpyouunderstandwhatothershavedonetoaddressthistypeofproblem.Thisinformationwillhelpyoudevelopanapproachtothesolution.

3. Whenyoustartout,youshouldbrainstormmultiplepossiblesolutionstotheproblem.Throughyourresearchyouwillbeabletonarrowandrefineyourpotentialsolutions.Whenyouidentifythefewyoulikebest,designandtestthem.

4. Test,analyze,andgatherdataonthesolutions.Testingthesolutionswillprovidedataonhowwelltheyworkedinaddressingtheproblem.Basedonthesedatayouwillbeabletomodifyyourdesignsandchoosetheonethatisthemostpromising.

5. Identifythesolutionthatseemsthemostpromising.Useyourtestdatatomodifythedesignandimproveit.

6. Reviseorredesignthebestsolutionbasedontestingandanalysis.Thisstepmaybedonemultipletimesuntilyouaresatisfiedwiththeresults.

7. Developaplantocommunicatetheresultsofyourworktoothers.Keepinmindthatyourreviewerswillbelookingforajustificationofyourapproachbasedontestdataandyouranalyses.Alsomakesurethatyouincludeinformationabouthowyouworkedtogetherasateam.Eachmemberoftheteamshouldhavemadeacontributiontothesolution.

DevelopaDesignPlan

Tobesuccessfulyouwillneedtohaveaplanforyourwork.Thisshouldincludethefollowing:

• TeammemberswithexpertisetoaddresstheChallengeinfieldssuchasscience,math,anddesign

• Mentorstosupplementtheexpertiseofyourteam• Physicalresourcessuchasaplacetomeetandwork,computers,andsoftwareloadedonthe

computers• Astrategythatincludestheapplicationofthedesignprocessandmathematicalandscientific

principlestotheChallenge• PreparationofyourChallengeSolutionsubmission

EstablishaTimelinewithMilestones



Atimelinewithmilestonesiskeytoyoursuccess.Youmayneedtorevisethistimelineasyourworkprogresses.TheProjectManagershouldcallregularteammeetings(atleastonceaweek)toreviewtheprogressthateveryonehasmadeontheirtasks:

• Keyeventsshouldbenotedasmilestones.Thesemilestones,suchastheduedateforthesubmissionoftheChallengeSolution,shoulddrivethedatesfortheothertasks.

• Itiseasyfortimetorushbysobesuretocreateatimelinewithspecifictasksforeachteammember.

• Ifproblemsarise,theyshouldbedealtwithefficientlyandeffectively,andarevisedtimelineshouldbecreatedwiththeplantoresolvetheproblemincluded.

DevelopandUtilizeaCommunicationPlan

StrategizeHowtoCommunicateYourChallengeSolution

KeepinmindthataqualityChallengeSolutionislikelytorequiremultipledraftsbeforeitispolishedandreadytosubmit.Youneedtoplanforthatpartoftheprocess.TheChallengeSubmissionshouldbedesignedsothatreviewerswillseethatallofthereviewcriteriaareaddressed.

LinktheCommunicationPlantoYourTimeline

MakesurethatyoureserveenoughtimeforwritingyourChallengeSolution.Besurethatkeywritingtasksandmilestonesareincludedinyourtimeline.

DeveloptheWritingTeam

Eachteammembershouldbepartofthewritingteam.AssignrolesforthewritingprocessandmodifytheplanbasedontheresultsoftestingandredesigningyourChallengeSolution.Youshouldappointoneperson,perhapsyourprojectcommunicationspecialist,astheleadonthewritingtask.Thisteammembermightberesponsibleforensuringthateveryonemeetstheirwritingtaskgoalsandforundertakingtheeditingofthefinaldocument.

KeepanEngineeringDesignDiary

Keepinggoodrecordsispartofgoodscienceandengineering.EachteammembershouldhaveanEngineeringDiaryorprojectjournalinwhichtheyrecordideas,solutionoptions,plans,sketchesofdesigns,referencestheycollect,actionsthatneedtobetaken,notesfrommeetings,testsandplans,etc.YouwillalsohaveprojectspaceontheWindchillserver,whereyourteamwillbeabletokeepallmaterials.TherecordarchiveswillbehelpfulwhenyoubeginwritingyourChallengeSolution.YourEngineeringDesignDiaryandyourWindchillTeamSitewillcontaininformationthatyouwillincludeinYourEngineeringDesignNotebook.TheEngineeringDesignNotebookiswhatyousubmitforJudging.

SubmitYourChallengeSolutionintheformofyourEngineeringDesignNotebook

Intheend,everythingcomesdowntoyoursubmission.Whenyousubmit,makesurethat:



• Yoursubmissionmeetstheguidelines• YoureviewtheRWDCScoringRubricbywhichyoursubmissionwillbejudged• Makesureyousubmissionisacompleteasyoucanmakeit.• Yousubmitontime!

VIII.SubmissionGuidelines

TheEngineeringDesignNotebookshoulddetailthedesignprocessandyourteam’sresults.ReviewtheScoringRubriccarefullytofollowingitsparagraphorderanddetailsonwhatjudgesarelookingfor.TheDesignNotebookhasbeenlimitedto80pagesthisyearsotakeextratimetosubmityourbestnarrativeinresponsetoeachRubricelement.DonotpostponeworkonyourDesignNotebook,butworkonitthroughoutthechallenge.

Thenarrativesectionsofyourreportneedtoincludeinformationallowingjudgestoverifyyouranalysisanddesignviability.Itwillcommunicateanunderstandingofthemathematicssupportingtheresultsoftheproposeddesign.Thedataincludedinthereportwillexplainhowtheimagesinyourproposedsolutionrelatetothetestingresultsobtainedfromthemathematicalformulaeusedforanalysis,andhowyouhavemodifiedyourdesignsbasedontesting.Thenarrativeandgraphicrepresentationsofyourdesignshouldclearlycommunicateananalysisofhowtheproposeddesignworksandwhyitworks.

IntheDesignNotebook,youcapturethehistoryofyourwork,howyouunderstandthedesignprocess,anddevelopandtestyourdesignconcepts.Itisaworkingdocumentcontainingideastested,approachesandideasthatworkedandthatdidnotwork.Thenotebookshouldincludeandrepresentthecollaborationofyourteam,howteammembersunderstoodthedesign,howmentorscontributedtothesolution,aswellashowthedesignsolutionwastested.TheDesignNotebookwilldescribethestrategyusedtodevelopyoursolution,includingthestructure,roles,andresponsibilitiesofyourteammembers,yourworkplan,thementorswhoguidedyourprocess,andanyrules/proceduresthatyouemployedtoguidethework.Thisdocumentwillchroniclethedecisionsandtestingofsolutionsthatledtothefinaldesigncapturingthevariousiterationsofthedesignevolution.Itwillincludeconceptsexploredandformulaetestedthatcontributedtotheevolutionofthefinaldesignsubmitted,includingsketches,drawings,andschematicsofdesignstestedandmodificationsmade.

YourEngineeringDesignNotebookshouldcontainevidencecollectedovertimeandshouldbepresentedintheformofareport.Itwillbejudgedonthedegreetowhichitdemonstratesyourteam’s:

A. Winningstrategy,includingadescriptionofteammembers’rolesandachronicleoftheextentofcollaborationamongteammembers

B. LevelofinnovationinaddressingtheChallengeprocessandthedesignsolutionC. Understandingoftheengineering,science,andmathematicsconceptsunderlyingtheproblem

andsolutionD. DemonstrationoftheuseofthedesignprocessandskillsinusingdesigntoolsE. Evolutionofthedesign(schematics)anddecision/testingprocessleadingtothesolution

proposedF. Teamworkandcollaboration



G. NetworkingandworkingeffectivelywithRWDCnationalmentorstosupplementyourteams’neededexpertise

TeamDesignPresentationisanoptionalactivityfortheStateorProvinceChallenge.StatesorProvincesmaychoosetoaskfinalistteamstopresenttheirfindingsintheformofanelectronicand/orin-personpresentationtostatejudges.Ifyourteamisnominatedasafinalist,youmaybeaskedtosubmitwiththefinalsubmissionanelectronicpresentationconsistingofnomorethan20slidesthatcommunicatetheresultsofyourdesignsolution.Theelectronicpresentationisastand-alonedocumentthatcapturesessentialelementsofyourRWDCexperiencebyincludingadescriptionofyourwinningstrategy,theevolutionofyourdesign,andyourteam’sunderstandingofthescientificprinciplesthatledtothedesignsolutionpresented,alongwiththeresultsofthedesignsolution.NotethatteampresentationsareanessentialcomponentoftheNationalChallengeandcandifferentiatebetweentwoteamswhosetechnicalscoresarecomparable.FortheNationalChallenge,thepresentationwillbejudgedoncontent(inclusionofelementsidentified)andhowwellthecontentiscommunicatedtotheaudience.

DesignPresentationsattheNationalChallengeCompetitionwillberequiredofallStateorProvinceWinningTeamscompetingintheNationalChallenge.AllStateorProvinceWinnerswillberequiredtopreparea15-minutepresentationinMicrosoftPowerPointformat.PresentationswillbemadetotheChallengeJudges.TheoveralltopthreeteamswillagainpresenttoaBlueRibbonpanelofjudgesintheevening.

StudentSurveyswillbeconductedatthebeginningandendoftheStateChallenge.Inaddition,formativesurveyswillbesenttoteamsandmentorsthroughoutthechallenge.Teamsthatfilloutthesurveyswillgetextrapointsinjudging.



IX.DatesandDeadlines

2017Challenge

• StateChallengeissuedAugust,2016• TeamregistrationforStateChallengeopenAugust,2016• TeamregistrationfortheStateChallengeclosedNovember21,2016• StateChallengeEngineeringDesignNotebooksdueJanuary7,2017• JudgesreceiveStateChallengeEngineeringDesignNotebooksJanuary7,2017• StateWinnersannouncedbyJanuary23,2017• TeamScholarshipApplicationsdueJanuary29,2017• ScholarshipAwardsannouncedFebruary3,2017• TeamtravelfundsdueMarch13,2017• NationalChallengeTeamrostersdueMarch13,2017• NationalChallengeEngineeringDesignNotebooksdueApril3,2017• NationalChallengeTeamPowerPointpresentationsdueApril14,2017• NationalChallengeTechnicalJudgingofEngineeringDesignNotebookscompletedApril17,2017• NationalChallengeTeamsarriveonApril20-21,2017• NationalChallengeCompletionApril22,2017

X.Scoring

YourEngineeringDesignNotebookwillbescoredbyateamofprofessionalengineerstoevaluatethequalityofyourdesignsubmissionusingtheRWDCScoringRubric.BesuretoreviewtheScoringRubriccarefullytoensureahighqualitysubmission.

EngineeringDesignNotebooksubmissionsarelimitedto80pagesandaretofollowtheparagraphorderoftheRWDCScoringRubric.Teamscanloseupto15pointsiftheirEngineeringDesignNotebookismorethan80pagesoriftheirEngineeringDesignNotebookdoesnotfollowtheScoringRubricparagraphorder.SupportingdetailsincludingCreomodelsandanalysesresultsshouldbeuploadedtoyourWindchillprojectsite.TechnicalJudgesfortheNationalChallengewillreviewCreomodelsandanalysessupportingyourdesignusingyourWindchillprojectsite.

ScoringfortheStateorProvinceChallengewillbebasedontheEngineeringDesignNotebookalone.Somestatesmayelecttoincorporatepresentationsattheirdiscretion.StateorCountryCoordinatorswillinformteamsifthisisthecaseintheirstateorProvince.

ScoringfortheNationalChallengewillbeweighted35%ontheEngineeringDesignNotebooksubmission,35%ontechnicalmerit,and30%presentationattheNationalChampionship.Technicalmeritscoreswillbebasedontherelativestrengthofteams’objectivefunction,theTechnicalJudge’sverificationofanalysisresults,andthedesignviabilityofthefinaldesign.Thetopthreeteamsinthe



NationalChallengewillpresenttoaBlue-Ribbonpanelofexecutivesintheaviationindustrywiththefinalrankingofthetopthreeteamsbasedsolelyontheirpresentation.

Judgeswillbebriefedbeforescoringtoimprovetheconsistencyintheirevaluations.Theconsensusofmanyjudgesistrustedandmoreaccuratethanthescoresofafewjudges.Numerousteamsubmissionsrequirealargenumberofjudgestoprovideadequatecoverageinaconstrainedtimeframe.BecauseofthelargenumberofteamsintheNationalRWDCcompetition,judgesdonotallhavethebenefitofbaseliningtheirscoresagainstotherteams.

ThedistributionofteamsintochallengeroomsfortheirNationalChallengepresentationwillbebasedonteamsoverallpre-rankingfromEngineeringDesignNotebookandTechnicalMeritscores.Teamsofsimilarstrengthbasedonthesescoreswillbeplacedtogetherinthesamechallengeroomratherthanspreadacrossallchallengerooms.Judgeswillbeinabetterpositiontocompareandcontrastteamsofsimilarstrength.Therewillbefourteamspresentingineachchallengeroom.HalfofthejudgesineachChallengeroomwillrotatetoanadjacentroomtoallowforthebeststatisticalevaluationofoverallteamperformance.

BothChallengeJudges(scoringthepresentations),andTechnicalJudges(scoringtheEngineeringDesignNotebooks)willweighintoselectMeritAwards.MeritAwardswillgototopteams,withanyoneteamonlyeligibleforoneaward.

Theentirejudgingprocessismonitoredbyanindependentexpertresourcetoensurefairnessandequity.ThedecisionsbyjudgesattheStateandNationalCompetitionsarefinal!

JudgingfeedbacktoteamswillbecollectedfromChallengeandTechnicalJudgesandsharedwitheachteam.Teamrankingbeyondthetopthreewillnotbeshared.

XI.Rules

ThefollowingaretherulesandeligibilityrequirementsforRWDCparticipants.InordertoqualifytoparticipateintheNationalChampionship,eachparticipantandteammustmeetallcriteriaandfollowallstatedrules.

A.StudentEligibilityRequirements

1. ParticipationislimitedtostudentslivinginORenrolledinschoolslocatedinastate,territoryorcountrythatishostingastateorprovincecompetition.Schoolsaredefinedtoincludepublic,private,orhomeschools.

2. Tobeeligibletocompeteasastudentteammember,astudentmustbecurrentlyenrolledingradesnine,ten,eleven,ortwelve.Studentsenrolledinschoolenvironmentswithalternativegradeorleveldesignationsmustbeengagedinaprogramofstudyequivalenttothecorrespondinghighschoolgradelevel.

3. Studentteammembersmusthaveattainedtheageof14asof1October,oftheChallengeyear2016.



4. Studentteammembersshallnotyethaveattainedtheageof19asof1OctoberoftheChallengeyear2016.

5. Teamsmaybeorganizedaroundextra-curricularorganizations.GirlScouts,BoyScouts,scienceclubs,andmuseumsprogramsareencouragedtoparticipate.

6. Studentteammembersmayonlyparticipateononeteam.

7. Studentteammembersmaynottransferfromoneteamtoanother.

B.TeamComposition

1. AnRWDCteamconsistsofonedesignatedteacher/coachandnofewerthanthreenorgreaterthansevenstudentmembers.

2. Onlythoseteammembersidentifiedontheofficialregistrationformareconsideredpartoftheteam.

3. Eachteammaycompeteinonlyonestatecompetitionandallteammembersmustbepermanentresidentsofthatstate,territoryorcountryORbeenrolledinaschoollocatedinthatstateorcountry.

4. TeammembersmaybeaddedorchangeduptoNovember21,2016.

C.CompetitionRules

1. Oneteacher/coachmayleadmultipleteams.

2. Ateamteacher/coachmustbeatleast21yearsofageby1OctoberoftheChallengeyear

3. Ateacher/coachmusthavebeentrainedinPTCCreo3DCADsoftwareusageoranequivalentengineeringdesignsoftwareprogram.

4. Coachesmaybeateacherorotherresponsibleadult.

5. Allsubmissionsshallbetheoriginalworkofthestudentsinvolved.

6. AllcommunicationsbetweenmembersofateamandexternalpersonsshallbedocumentedusingtheWindchillcollaborativesoftware.

7. Noteammayregisterafter10:00PMEasternTimeNovember21,2016.

8. Allworkmustbesubmittedpriortomidnightonthedateofthesubmissiondeadlineinlocaltime.

9. AllsubmissionsmustconformtothespecificationsoutlinedintheChallenge.



10. Teamsshallonlycontactmentorsthroughthemeansandatthetimesspecifiedbythementors.

11. OnlyteammembersregisteredasofNovember21,2016willbeeligibletocompeteintheNationalChampionship.

12. AteamcanberepresentedbynofewerthanthreestudentsormorethansevenstudentsattheNationalChampionship.

13. StudentswillberequiredtoparticipateinallscheduledactivitiesattheNationalChallengeCompetition.

14. Theteamteacher/coachmustaccompanytheteamiftheteamisselectedtoattendtheNationalChallengeCompetitioninWashington,DC.

XII.2016/2017RWDCNationalChampionshipFundRaisingDescriptionandRequirements

RealWorldDesignChallengeSummary

TheRealWorldDesignChallenge(RWDC)isanannualcompetitionthatprovideshighschoolstudentswiththeopportunitytoapplythelessonsoftheclassroomtothetechnicalproblemscurrentlyfacedintheengineeringfield.Eachyearstudentsarechallengedtooptimizethedesignofaplaneorengineeringsystem.ThegoaloftheRWDCistomotivateandpreparestudentsforScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)fields.TheRWDCisgoingintoitsseventhyearofoperation.

Studentsingrades9-12competeinteamsof3-7members.Teamsmaycomefrompublic,private,charter,homeschoolsorafterschoolorganizationssuchasBoyorGirlScouts,scienceorengineeringclubs,etc.Allstudentteammembersmustbeenrolledinhighschool.Eachstudentteammusthaveateacher/coach.Ateacher/coachmayhavemultipleteams.ThereisnocostforcompetingintheStateChallenge.

Eachteacher/coachthatregistersteamsfortheStateChallengegets$1millioninprofessionalengineeringsoftwaretosupporttheRWDCChallengesorothereducationalactivities.Thesoftwaremaybeloadedonbothschoolandhomecomputers.TeamsthatwintheStateChampionshipareinvitedtocompeteintheNationalChampionship.EachstudentontheUnitedStatesNationalWinningTeamwillreceivea$50,000scholarshiptoEmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversity.

FundraisingProcess

EachteamcompetingintheNationalChampionshipmustbeaStateChallengeWinner.EachTeamcompetingintheNationalChampionshipneedstoraisearegistrationfeeof$5,000forthefirst3teammembersandcoachand$1,000foreachteammemberafterthat.Eachteammustberepresentedbyaminimumofthreestudentsandacoach.



ScholarshipsareonlyforthoseteamsthatchoosetocompeteintheRWDCNationalChampionship.ThoseschoolsthatcompeteintheStateChampionshipandchoosetonotcompeteintheNationalChampionshipdonotneedtoraiseanymoney.IftheteamthatwinstheStateChampionshipchoosesnottocompeteintheNationalChampionship,thesecondplaceteamwillbeofferedtheopportunitytocompete.ScholarshipsmaybeawardedtoteamswhoneedhelpraisingthefundstocompeteintheNationalCompetition.Allscholarshipsareawardedbasedonthemeritoftheapplication.ScholarshipsareawardedtoaugmentorsupplementteamfundraisingandmayonlybeusedfortheRWDCNationalChampionshipRegistrationFee.Allmayteamsmayapplybutscholarshipswillbedistributedbasedonthequalityoftheapplication.

Descriptionsandrequirementsforthescholarships:

Scholarships-Scholarshipsaretohelpteamsthatdemonstrateafinancialneedbasedoncommunityincomeand/orlimitedfundraisingopportunities.TheScholarshipapplicationsconsistof2parts.Onepartisaquestionnaireaboutschoolandstudentinformation.Theotherpartisashortessayexplainingtheplanandresultsofthestudentsfundraisingplanexplainingwhytheythinktheyneed/deserveascholarshiptohelpthemwiththeirfundraisingexplainingwhytheyhavelimitedfundraisingoptions.

1. TheQuestionnairefocusesonthefollowingareas.a. InformationonSchoolsFreeandreducedlunchprogram.b. APandSTEMcoursesavailableattheschool.c. Demographicalinformationaboutmembersoftheteam.

2. TheEssayportionofthescholarshipapplicationhasthestudentsexplainaneedforthe

scholarshipbeingjudgedonthefollowingareasinashortessay:

a. Providingafundingplan.b. Justificationofneed.c. Descriptionoftheprogramsimpactonthestudents.d. Additionalinformationonteamhardshipsrelatedtofundraising.

Alldecisionsonscholarshipsarefinal.ScholarshipApplicationProcessApplicationswillonlyconsideredifallpartsofthescholarshiparecompleted.Incompleteapplicationswillnotbeconsidered.Teamsneedtoprovidethefollowing:

1. TeammustsubmitscholarshipessaytoJeffCoppolajeffcoppola@gmail.combyJanuary29,2017

2. TeamfilloutscholarshipapplicationformbyJanuary29,2017.



SuggestedFundRaisingStrategies:Processforraisingmoney–Teamsgotolocalbusinesses,corporationsorotherorganizationssuchasserviceclubslikeRotaryInternational,LionsClub,etc.andrequestfundstosupporttheirparticipationintheRWDCNationalChampionship.Teamsmayalsoraisefundsinotherwayssuchasbakesales,carwashes,etc.

Itissuggestedthatteamsconsiderraisingfundsusingadiversifiedapproachsuchas(1)askingcorporationsorpotentiallylargercontributorsfor$1,000ormore;(2)goingtosmallbusinessesinthecommunityforsmalldonationsof$500orless;and(3)doingfundraisingactivitiessuchasbakesalesorcarwashes.

Besuretodevelopatimelineforwhenfundsareneededandbesuretotimeyourfundraisingactivitiestomeetyourdeadline.DeadlinesforFundRaising

• AllfundraisingmustbecompletedandsubmittedbyMarch13,2017.• ScholarshipApplicationsaredueJanuary29,2017.• AllscholarshipsareannouncedFebruary3,2017.

Questions:ContactDr.RalphK.CoppolaFounderRealWorldDesignChallengePhone:703-298-6630Email:[email protected]

BesuretoreadtheAdditionalFundRaisingInformationandSupportingDocumentswhichareprovidedontheGettingStartedPage:http://realworlddesignchallenge.org/RWDC_US_Getting_Started_Page.php



XIII.ContactInformation

Dr.RalphK.CoppolaFounder&Director,RealWorldDesignChallengePhone:703-298-6630Email:[email protected]

Mr.JeffreyCoppolaRealWorldDesignChallengeProgramManagerPhone:703-965-2870Email:[email protected]



Appendix1:EngineeringDesignNotebook,CoverPageTemplate&Format

DesignName

SubmittedinResponsetotheRealWorldDesignChallenge

Submittedby

TeamName

TeamMemberNames(listteammembers,withemailaddressesandphonenumbers,anddesignateteamleader)

School/OrganizationName

Address

Date

Mentor(s)/Advisor(s):MentorNameMentorContactInfo(Address,Phone,E-mail)

Team/CoachValidatingSignatures:

Participatingstudents/teammemberscompletedFormativeSurveys:___________________________________________________________________



Anelectronicsignatureisexpected.



FormatfortheEngineeringDesignNotebook*

TheEngineeringDesignNotebook(TeamReport)shouldfollowtheparagraphorderoftheRWDCStateScoringRubric.TheRWDCStateScoringRubricprovideddetailsonthenumberofpointsthatareprovidedineachsection.Judgeswillbelookingforabilitytoexpresscomprehension,andlinkagebetweenthedesignsolutionstowhatstudentshavelearned.TheywillalsolookforacompleteEngineeringDesignNotebook.Missinginformationwillberesultinalossofpoints.ThatincludesinformationontheCoverPage.



Appendix2:MeritAwards

TopteamsfromtheNationalChallengeareeligibleformeritawards.

TeamWorkandCollaboration

TeamworkiscriticaltosucceedinRWDCanditisthekeyingredientinanyteam’ssuccess.Thisawardispresentedtotheteamwhosemembersbestdemonstrateextraordinaryenthusiasmandspirit,exceptionalpartnership,theutmostrespectfortheirownteammates,andsupportandencouragementoffellowteams.Theydemonstrateconfidence,energy,strongproblemsolvingskills,andgreatgroupdynamics.Successfulteamsdeviseduniquewaystoworktogethertobemorethanthesumoftheindividualcontributors.

EffectiveUseofMentors

Successfulteamsmakeeffectiveuseofmentorsincludingparentsandteachers.Mentorshavegiventheirtimetoprovidewisdomandguidance.Thisawardisgivenfortheteamthatutilizedthispreciousresourcemosteffectively.

ImpactonSTEMConsiderationwillbegiventotheinfluenceofyourteamonpromotingSTEMatyourschool,andinshapinginterestsofteammembers.

AgainstAllOdds

Thisawardgoestotheteamthatovercomesdifficultbarriersanddemonstratesanattitudethatshows,“Wecanovercomeincredibleoddsifwenevergiveup,nomatterwhat!”

BestFirstYearTeam

Thisawardrecognizesanoutstandingteamwhoseschoolhasnotpreviouslyparticipatedinthechallenge.

Innovation

Judgeswillconsiderbothdesignandprocessinnovation.Thisawardispresentedtotheteamthatproducesthemostthoughtprovokingandinnovativesolution.

DesignViability



Judgeswillreviewtheteam’sworkanddesigntoevaluatetheviabilityofthedesign’sapplicationinindustry.Thisawardwillgototheteamwho’sdesignisregardedasmostlikelytobesuccessfulincompetitionrelativetootheravailablecommercialdesigns.



BestBusinessCaseTheteamdemonstratesanunderstandingofthebusinessperspectiveofthechallenge,andisabletoarticulatethevaluepropositionoftheirparticularsolution.

BestPresentation

Thisawardispresentedtotheteamthatgivesthemostimaginative,creativepresentationdemonstratingtheteam'sresearchandthepathtotheirultimatesolution.Itisonethingtocreatesomethingunique,butyoumustalsocommunicatewhatitisorconvinceotherstheyshoulduseit.Whyisyoursolutionbetter/faster/moreefficientthansomethingalreadyoutthere?Or,ifyourcreationistrulyunique,whatisitandwhatdoesitdo?Thisawardgoestotheteamthatbestconvincesthejudgestheirsolutionisthebestforthegivenproblem.