Boeing - IIT National Aeromodelling Competition Final Round

Abstract Submission

1. All the participants need to submit an abstract on their aircraft, which would be no longer than 15 pages (A4 size 1.5 line spacing) long with standard formatting. The Abstract would document the basic design of the aircraft (dimensions, wing areas, velocity, etc.) and would also explain how their design is suitable for given problem
2. Participants have to also send a zip file containing at-least 5 and no more than 10 photographs of plane while it's being built along with the Abstract
3. The Abstract has to be submitted 20 days in advance of the final competition date
4. The Abstract has to be submitted as per the format mentioned .Click here for abstract format.
5. Abstract has to be sent to boeingcompetition@aerotrix.com

Problem Statement

A team has to design, fabricate and demonstrate a fixed wing aircraft system that can perform maneuvers mentioned in following rounds with given constrains

Design Constraints

1. The RC plane should measure a maximum of 1.5 m along any direction
2. T/W =0.75 (if excess thrust is found, it will be neutralized by adding weight below the plane at center of gravity)
3. Propeller diameter should not be greater than 10 inches
4. Battery weight should not be more than 120 gm
5. The use of IC engines is prohibited. Only electrical motors are allowed
6. Use of gyroscopes (gyros) and programming assistance in receivers is prohibited

Format of the Competition

The competition requires the participants to design and fabricate a RC plane (no Readymade Planes are allowed) and perform a set of maneuvers. Propellers, Motors, ESC, Servos, Receiver and Transmitter are allowed as off-the-shelf items. The event will be conducted at the ground of IIT Delhi and participants will need to bring their aircraft and all necessary equipment to this venue. The arena will be an open ground. There will be two rounds of the competition

A. Maneuver Round

B. Object Dropping Round

A. Maneuver Round

The Arena consists of 2 vertical poles separated by a distance of 25 meters and 2 gates - "entry gate" and "exit gate" separated by a distance of 18 meters. Entry gate has a horizontal bar at 4 meters height from ground and Exit gate has two horizontal bars at 4 meters and 7 meters height from ground forming a rectangular loop. Each gate would have enough space for planes to pass through, yet the skills of pilot could only guarantee a swift maneuver. The Arena will be at around 30 meters from Take Off zone to Landing Zone. The gates and poles will be separated by a distance of 30 meters. (For better understanding of the arena - look into the arena diagram (figure 1))

The participants get the scoring as below

Teams will have to perform the following mandatory maneuvers at least once (not necessarily in the given order):

• Maneuver a
• Maneuver b
• Maneuver c or Maneuver d

After having completed all the mandatory maneuvers, the teams can perform the above maneuvers repeatedly in any extra time they have remaining before landing for extra points.

A maximum time of 4 minutes will be given to take off, complete the maneuver-set and land. Taking as many laps are allowed within 4 minutes but, the option has to be called before performance. Any further instructions would be given before the competition, on the spot. As soon as the timer crosses given time, only the points gathered by the aircraft till that moment are considered.

B. Object drop Round

1. Plane will be carrying a dead mass of dimension 2cm X 2cm weighing less than 50 gram
2. Flyer will try to drop the dead weight in innermost circle out of 4 concentric circles drawn on the ground
3. The location of the dropping area w.r.t take off zone is shown in fig. 1
4. Points will be awarded according to the following table
5. Team will have to perform above mission i.e. Take off with dead weight, drop the weight and land within 4 min
6. Each team will get 2 chances and best of the 2 chances will be considered for grading

Score as per dropping of payload in:

Failure to land in the landing zone within the time limit will attract a penalty of 15 points

Rules

1. Each team would be given 2 chances for each of the rounds and the best score is considered as per the scoring procedure mentioned above for each round
2. The timer will start from the moment the aircraft is in the air for both the rounds
3. Awards will be announced based on the cumulative performance of the teams in the 2 rounds - Maneuver Round and Object Drop Round.

General Information

1. The use of 2.4 GHz radio is required for all aircraft competing in the competition. If the participants want to use any other frequency, they will have to inform the organizers in advance.
2. A limited number of 2.4 GHz radios will be available with the organizers for use by the teams. Teams who do not have access to radios can inform the organizers in advance to request use of these radios.
3. Receivers installed in the aircraft have to be in 'receiver mode only'
4. All the systems (Servos, motor, etc.) will be checked by organizers for functionality before the competition. If found not working, teams will be dismissed from the competition.
5. Pilot can position himself at any point in the arena to fly the aircraft during the rounds
6. Metal propellers are not allowed
7. The models can have powered take-off with a landing gear or can be launched manually by a person standing at ground level
8. Plane should be built from scratch and not purchased models
9. A team member can’t be a part of more than one team
10. New members cannot be added to the teams who have been selected at Zonals to reach the Final Round
11. Participants have to bring your college/student I-Card at the time of competition
12. Travelling allowance (max. 3AC fare) will be provided to all members of the teams participating in the final round
13. Teams can reach one day in advance to IIT Delhi for practicing
14. All teams have to report at IIT Delhi campus by 4 PM on 10^th April
15. Any of the above mentioned rules, if found violated, teams would not be allowed to participate in the competition

Schedule :

Plan for 10 April 2015
Time	Activity	Venue
6 AM - 6 PM	Practical Session (optional)	Hockey Ground
6:30 PM	Assembling of Teams	Hockey Ground
6:45 PM	Thrust to weight checking and handing over of models	Hockey Ground




Plan for 11 April 2015
Time	Activity	Venue
7:45 AM	Assembling of Teams for competition	Hockey Ground
8:15 AM	Start of Round 1 - Maneuver Round (first chance)	Hockey Ground
9:15 AM	Start of Round 1 - Maneuver Round (second chance)	Hockey Ground
10:15 AM	Start of Round 2 - Object Dropping (first chance)/ Media Briefing*	Hockey Ground
11:45 PM	Start of Round 2 - Object Dropping (second chance)	Hockey Ground
1:15 PM	Completion of on ground events	--
1:30 PM	Lunch/ Media Briefing*	Hockey Ground Pavillion
6:00 PM	Prize Distribution Ceremony	Senate Room
7:00 PM	Dinner	Hockey Ground Pavillion

*Media Briefing would go on in parallel along with the event/ lunch between 12 - 2 pm

Award Policy

1. For national level winners
    Winner- Rs. 1,00,000     1st Runner-Up- Rs. 50,000    2nd Runner-Up- Rs. 30,000
2. Winners will get certificate indicating their positions at the final round of the competition signed by Boeing and the Organizing Committee of the competition.

Contact Information

AerotriX is the overall coordinator for the events across India. Participants can also contact AerotriX for any issues they have.


Email: info@aerotrix.com
Phone: 1800-3000-1260 (Toll-Free)

Download

Download the Problem Statement from Here

Arena Information