This document summarizes the rules for an electric vehicle competition. It outlines that the vehicle must be powered solely by batteries and travel a distance between 5-10 meters within 45 seconds or less. The vehicle must have a wheel base between 40-43 cm and track width less than 25 cm. It also provides details on scoring, resources for the competition, and contact information for the event organizer.

1. Electric Vehicle Alex Azima Lansing Community College [email_address]

2. Summary of Rules Only Electric Source of Propulsion (No More Than Four 1.5 V Batteries OR One 4.8 V Battery Pack) Other Energy Sources May Be Used for Functions Other Than Propulsion Travel Distance 5-10 m (In Intervals of 0.5 m Regional, 0.1 m State, 0.01 m National) Travel Time Less Than 45 Seconds (Teams Must Predict Time) All Vehicle Parts Must Move with Vehicle

3. Summary of Rules Continued Wheel Base 40 +/- 3 cm Track Width Less Than 25 cm No Electronic Sighting/Alignment Devices Stationary, Pointed Object to Mark Front of Vehicle Within 1 cm of Track Surface Breaking System or Other Parts May Not Contact the Floor (Except for Wheels) Vehicle Must Be Started with Pencil, Pen, or Wooden Dowel (No Touching)

4. Summary of Rules Continued Vehicle, Batteries, & Back-Up Batteries Will Be Impounded Tools, Data, & Calculating Devices, Including Computers, Will NOT Be Impounded 10 Minutes to Make Adjustments & Complete Two Runs

6. Scoring 10 pts Center Line 40 pts “ Finish Line “ 50 pts Time Predicted 100 pts Distance Traveled

7. Distance Traveled Start Line Finish Line Center Line NCSO Finish Line Score Target Distance

8. Web Resources http://www.soinc.org/events/wheeledveh/ Wheeled Vehicle http://www.pitsco.com/ Pitsco http://www.allelectronics.com/ All Electronics http://www.kelvin.com/ Kelvin

9. Physics High School Content Expectations

21. Credits North Carolina Science Olympiad Tom Senior, Illinois Science Olympiad Carey Fisher

22. Contact Information: Alex Azima [email_address] 517.483.1110