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For ASME
student members outside the United States or parts of Canada or Mexico there is no single local Spring Conference
at which a design contest can be run. Consequently, special procedures
have been arranged so that these student members can participate in the
Student Design Contest. This document deals with the procedures for
determining the student team (or teams) who will be invited to participate in
the “finals” of this competition at the International Mechanical
Engineering Congress and Exposition.
The process described here has
been worked out by former “Region XIII” officers in consultation
with the Student Design Contest Committee.
For convenience, in this document we will refer to students outside of
the USA,
Canada,
or Mexico
as “International Students”
Interested in finding where the international
student sections are? Go to the web site http://www.asme.org/international/studentsectionadvisors.html
Overview
There are two
phases to competing in the ASME Student Design Contest. First, there is
a local competition. In the spring of 2006 there should be approximately 11
contests at local Spring Conference locations within the US.
Given the number of students and teams who have participated in the
past, there will be one contest for the International Students. This document
deals with the procedures for determining the international student team
which will win the international “local” contest.
The second phase of the Student
Design Contests consists of the 12 local contest winners competing at the
annual ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
(IMECE or "The Congress") which usually take place in November of
each year. .
Procedure for
Choosing the International Student Winner
Each International
Student Section with one or more teams competing must perform the following
three steps:
[1] Form a Local Selection
Committee.
A Local Judging Committee must be formed consisting of the Student Section
Advisor of the Student Section and two to four ASME Members chosen from
industries and universities. The help of the local “Senior”
section of ASME should be enlisted in doing this.
[2] Conduct the Contest.
The Local Judging Committee, with the aid of the Senior and Student Sections,
will run a live competition for the Student Section following the
"Recommended Guidelines for Conducting the Contest" to select the
first, second and third place winners.
[3] Report the Results.
The Student Section Advisor of the Student Section must submit the video
tapes from the top three finishers to the Student Design Contest
Committee. This may be done directly or through the "Outside N.
America" office of ASME. The videos must be accompanied by the
official judge's score sheets from the contest and a cover letter, on
institutional or ASME letterhead, signed by the Student Section Advisor
attesting that all of the contest scoring and procedural rules were followed.
The first, second, and third
place winners from each Student Section Contest must perform the following
step:
[1] Demonstrate their Device.
The top three winners will be required to prepare a video tape of no more
than twenty minutes duration to explain clearly the principles on which their
device operates and to show their device in action. The video must be
submitted to the Selection Committee in a timely manner. See the Video
Recommendations listed below.
Design Contest Video
Recommendations:
It is the responsibility of the
student team to make sure that their video is clear and understandable.
The video should be narrated; video recordings without sound or
explanations will not be accepted for final judging at the SDC Committee
level. A portion of this video must be an uninterrupted recording
showing all setup and run times.
The video must be submitted on
a CD in a format which can be viewed by “Real Player”,
“Quick-Time”, or the Windows video player. Teams are responsible for insuring that
their video can be viewed by one of these programs.
Student teams are encouraged to
include at least the following items in their video:
- An introduction, identifying the Student
Section, the team members, and the narrator. The narrator should
be a team member except during those parts of the video showing the
actual running of the device.
- A view showing the device packed in its
“sizing box” as specified in the problem statement.
- An overview of the device when set up, with
explanations an "outsider" could understand
- A detailed look at and explanation of the
device, including close-up shots and shots from various directions
- An uninterrupted and narrated recording which
includes:
- Clear visual identification of the team on
the video
- Showing each of the parts of your design
inside the rectangular sizing box.
- Showing your remote control or umbilical cord
arrangement.
- Showing your design carrying out the assigned
task
- Showing your device completing all required
runs in their proper sequence.
- The final rating as described in the contest
rules, announced and displayed.
- While the introductory portions of this video
may be prepared at any time, it is strongly urged that the portion of
the tape showing the runs be made during the actual contest.
Ideally, the Local Selection Committee should arrange for one person to
tape all of the runs for all contestants.
- It is the responsibility of the judging
committee to make sure that the contest equipment meets problem
specifications. It is not
necessary for every team to videotape the measuring of the contest
venue.
Submissions
from Student Section Advisors must be postmarked by
Friday,
June 9, 2006 for inclusion in the judging for International
Students
Obtaining
materials and equipment
Additional
materials or information may be available to student members. The request should
be addressed to any of the following Student Section Advisers:
American University of Cairo (Egypt):
Amr N. Abel-Hamid, Ph.D., 113 Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt
T:+20-2-357-5412
F:+20-2-354-8861 E:amrhamid@auc-acs.eun.eg
University of
Zaragoza (Spain):
Javier Royo-Herrer, Ph.D., Universidad de Zaragoza, Mechanical Engineering
Dept.,
Maria de Luna 3, Zaragoza 50015, Spain
T:N/A
F:+34-76-732-078
E:azaleta@mcps.unizar.es
University of Pretoria (S. Africa):
Johannes L. Van Niekerk, P.O. Box 17240, Groenkloff, Republic
of S. Africa
T:+27-12465-918
F:+27-12-432-816
E:N/A
Don Bosco Technical College (Philippines):
J.B. Manuel Biona, Don Bosco Technical College,
Mechanical Engineerging
Dept.
Gen Kauentong Street, Manpawyong 1501, Philippines
T:N/A
F:+63-2-531-6644
E:N/A
Pablo Borbon
Memorial Institute of Technology (Phillipines):
Joseph M. DiMaano, 133 Calicanto San Juan, Batangas 4226, Philippines
T:+63-43-633-980 F:+63-27-356-696
E:salvomerit@aol.com
Universidad de
Los Andes (Colombia):
Rafael G. Beltran, PE (Dean), Diagonal 109 No. 31-04,I-501,Bogota DC, Colombia
T:+57-1-612-8284
F:+57-3-364-929
E:rebltran@uniandes.edu.co
Delhi College
of Engineering (India):
Professor Pritam B. Sharma, Ph.D., Delhi College of Engineering, Kashmere
Gate Delhi 110006, India
T:+91-11296-0705 F:+91-11-296-0038
E:pbsharma@dceng.ernet.in
King Fahd
University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia):
Habib I. Abualhamayel, Ph.D. (Dean), King Fahd University of Petroleum &
Minerals
Mechanical Engineering Dept., KFUPM 1889, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
T:+966-3-860-2500 F:+966-3-860-2345
E:habib@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa
Nanyang
Technical University (Singapore):
Eicher Low, Ph.D., Nanyang Technical University, School of
Mechanical & Production Engineering, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639789,
Singapore
T:+65-6790-4727
F:+65-791-1859
E:melow@ntu.edu.sg
National
University of Singapore (Singapore):
Lim Kian-Meng, Ph.D., National University of Singapore, Department of
Mechancial Engineering, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 117610, Singapore
T:+65-6874-8860
F:+65-779-1459
E:mpelimkm@nus.edu.sg
De LaSalle
University (Phillipines):
Manuel C. Belino, PE, De LaSalle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila
1004, Phillipines
T:+63-2-504-611
F:+63-2-500-563
E:coemcb@coelan.dlsu.edu.ph
Bogazici University (Turkey):
Hasan Bedir, Ph.D.., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Bebek 80815,
Istanbul, Turkey
T:+90-212-263-1540, Ext. 2196
F:+90-212-287-2456 E:bedirhas@boun.edu.tr
Eastern
Mediterranean Univeristy (Turkey):
Hikmet S. Aybar, Ph.D., Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, G Magusa, Mersin 10, Turkey
T:+90-392-366-1504 Ext. 1451/ Ext. 1210(Sec'y)
T:+90-392-366-7433 (Home)
F:+90-392-366-1217 E:aybar@salamis.emu.edu.tr
Escola
Politecnia/University of Sao Paulo (Brazil):
Edson Gomes, Escola Politecnica/University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof Mello
Moraes, 231 05508-900 Sau Paulo Brazil
T:+55-11-818-5331
F:+55-11-813-1886
E:edsgomes@usp.br
Indian
Institute of Technology (Bombay, India):
Professor Vijay G. Ukadgaonker, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Powai
Bombay - 400 076, India
T:+91-22-578-3550
F:+91-22-578-3480
E:vgu@me.iitb.ernet.in
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