Proposal innovators 2015

-THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS A WORLD OF ENGINEERING MARVELS- Innovators 2015

PREPARED BY:

INVENTORS’ CLUB

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA

PREPARED FOR:

INNOVATORS COMPETITION

20th, 21st, 22nd FEBRUARY 2015

PREPARED DATE:

02nd February 2015

PROJECT PROPOSAL


Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Peradeniya Inventors’ Club

2. Introduction to “INNOVATORS 2015”

3. Aim

4. Time and Venue

5. Agenda

6. Sub Committees

7. Rules and Regulations

8. Competitions

(i) The Bridge

(ii) The Water Rocket

(iii) Line Following Robot

(iv) Energy Efficient Hearth

(V). Programmable LED Cube

9 Mini Games

10. Time Line

11. Rewards

12. Budget

13. Account details and contact information


3 Inventors’ Club — University of Peradeniya

1. Introduction to Peradeniya Inventors’ Club

Peradeniya Inventors’ Club is one of the most active clubs in Faculty of Engineering. This club was

formed in with the primary objective of bringing out the innovator inside young engineering minds.

The events of the club carefully selected to enable young inventors to think differently and apply

the knowledge and theories in practice. We firmly believe an engineer should always be a practical

person. This amity of innovative engineers will provide the background to get the essential practical

knowledge and necessary experiences to fortify the engineering career.

Among activities of the Peradeniya activities, the grand event organized by the Inventors’ club is

the ‘INNOVATORS’ competition. The sole intention of this competition is to bring out the innovative

skills of newcomers to the faculty of engineering. The event is carried out for three days with five

different themes. The competitors are given a task and asked to complete it within the time given,

and finally they are evaluated by a panel of judges from the academic staff. Last year’s competition

achieved a high level of success with 300 participants from the first year students.

The members of inventors’ club are looking forward to make it even better, this time which will

surely open path to open up the creative engineering minds.



2. Introduction to “INNOVATORS 2015”

The Peradeniya Inventors’ Club will hold the “INNOVATORS” competition for the fourth consecutive

time in collaborated with the Engineering Students’ Union. As in previous years the competition will

be opened for the freshers of the Faculty of Engineering. The prime motive of Innovators 2015 is to

guide the young men and women who made themselves eligible for the field of engineering

towards innovation and lead them to gain hands on experience in the basics of engineering relevant

to different disciplines. They will be encouraged to step beyond the simple trial and error methods

and utilize mathematical modeling, computer assisted simulation, model testing etc. which will

modify their mind set for the coming years of engineering. The competition will be a happening of

three days’ time in the Faculty premises where the participants will be assigned into groups and

presented with five projects

Designing and building,

1. A Water Rocket

2. A Line Following Robot

3. A Bridge

4. An Energy Efficient Hearth

5. A Programmable LED Cube

The participating teams will be provided with all the necessary resources to proceed with their

projects so that there won’t be any prior preparations for the participants. The participants will be

grouped at the commencement of the competition according to their preference of projects and

the availability of resources.

Second day morning will be allocated for the researching and planning of the project. Workshops

and tutorial sessions will be held within the day by the members of the academic staff and past and

present club members. These workshops are intended to enhance the knowledge of the

participants regarding the subject and provide a ground level understanding about the mechanisms

and machines used.

The second day evening will be allocated for the fabrication of the builds, testing and

troubleshooting. The finals of each competition will be held during the afternoon of the second day

followed by the closing ceremony and awards distribution.

A club member will be allocated for each group as a supervisor for the whole course of the

competition. They will be responsible for the provision of all the requirements for the group

namely, safety, resources for the projects, tools, meals, transportation, accommodation etc. They

might assist the team to finish their project on time.



As in the previous year, a Wi-Fi zone will be put up for the competitions and the participants will be

encouraged to research using the internet via their personal devices or devices provided from the

club.

All the facilities required for the participants; food, accommodation, transport to residential halls,

sanitation, first aid and medical care will be provided at the club’s expense.

The evening will be reserved for the final competitions, and prize giving for the competitors for

their performances. Security, health, and personal wellbeing of every competitor will be assured by

the club.

3. Aim

The Innovators competition is targeted on the freshers entering the Faculty of Engineering, to give

them a first-hand experience of basic engineering aspects and also the concept of team work, time

management, crisis handling and most importantly familiarize and understand the fellow

colleagues. The whole innovators 2015 project is carefully planned with the motive of imprinting

the above aspects in the lives of the competitors with a hope of nourishing a better, confident and

capable engineering undergraduate and in extent a reputed professional engineer.



4. Time and Venue

The Innovators 2015 will be a three day program starting on the 20th February at 5.00 pm, till 22nd

of February at 7.00 pm of 2015. On 1st day, 20th February 2015 all the participants will be grouped

and brief introduction about their task will be provided. Then 21st February 2015 official launching

of the Innovators competition and starting of designing and building their projects will be

commenced. On final day, 22nd February 2015 before 4.00pm they have to submit their projects

and Closing ceremony will starts from 6.00pm

The Innovators 2015 will be conducted in and around the Faculty of Engineering, University of

Peradeniya. Opening Ceremony and The Closing Ceremony will be held at the E.O.E Pereira Theater

in the Faculty of Engineering. Workshops and lectures will be held in lecture halls or lecture rooms.

The work place for the teams for designing and building their projects will be the drawing office in

the faculty.



5. Agenda

1. 21st February 2015

1.1. Opening Ceremony 9.00 am

1.2. Group leader meeting with the club 11.00 am

1.3. Opening of project sites 11.30 am

1.4. Lunch break (one hour) 1.00 pm

1.5. Workshop Session 2.00 pm

1.6. Dinner break (one hour) 7.00 pm

1.7. End of the day 10.00 pm

2. 22nd February 2015

2.1 Opening of project sites 8.00 am

2.2. Mini game 1 10.00 am

2.3. Lunch break (one hour) 12.30 pm

2.4. Inspection round 1.30 pm

2.5. Mini game 2 and 3 2.30 pm

2.6. Closing of Project sites and submission 3.00 pm

2.7. The Bridge Competition 3.30 pm

2.8. The Water Rocket Competition 4.00 pm

2.9. Programmable LED Cube Competition 5.00 pm

2.9. Line following Robot Competition and Closing Ceremony 6.00 pm

2.10. End of the day 8.00 pm



1.1. Opening Ceremony -Opening ceremony will be held in the E.O.E Pereira Theater in the

faculty, and will be started by lighting the traditional oil lamp, followed by the welcome

speech and speeches formality, There will be a brief explanation of the Innovators 2015 and

upcoming events associated with it. Groups will be announced and further instructions will

be given.

1.2. Group leader meeting with the club -The group leaders are given instructions and hints on

leadership and maneuvering their teams in finishing their targets on time and with success.

1.3. Workshop Session –The five main groups are given the basic knowledge and hints on

designing their projects, and the way to face common problems when designing their

projects.

2.2. Mini games -These mini games require two or three members from a team, they are placed

with both mental and physical challenges from rope climbing/adventure type to solving

math problems, teams are free to send in team members with appropriate skills for these

games, the winning teams are presented with elements which will help with their project's

current situation, either a special tool/object or a technical/Engineering advice.

2.4. Inspection rounds -Academic Staff Members of the Faculty will be inspecting and evaluating

the competitors’ designs and will give advices to improve them.

2.10. Closing Ceremony and Line Following Robot -The line following robot competition will be

held in the E.O.E Pereira Theater and the prizes and certificates will be distributed

afterwards. Refreshments will be supplied or the Competitors will be appointed to places

where food and beverages can be bought themselves.



6. Sub Committees

6.1 Publicity and public affairs committee

This committee will take care of all the publicity and public affairs, before the

competition begins and throughout the competition. They will use all media

resources.

6.2 Registration and grouping committee

This committee will arrange a possible system to register the students, to group

them and decide the maximum and minimum numbers of competitors for each

group.

6.3 Food and Accommodation committee

This committee will be responsible for the competitors’ safety, refreshments and

accommodation throughout the competition. Members of the club will be appointed

for each team

6.4 Training program committee

One day training program will be carried out by this committee. The committee will

make a possible plan to gather the competitors and conduct an effective one day

training program.

6.5 Judging committee

Judging committee will test all the models in co-operation with the academic staff

and will select the winners of the competition.



7. Rules and Regulations

1. Competitors should always be disciplined in and around the Faculty which

includes wearing appropriate clothing for the matching the situation.

2. Competitors should not leave the premises without informing the club members

who are appointed to their teams.

3. Every Competitor should strictly follow the program schedule or inform the

authority otherwise.

4. Competitors are not allowed to bring in any form of aid in building or designing

their projects (Tools, predesigned components, etc...) Devices capable of

connecting to the internet via Wi-Fi or by a service provider are allowed

throughout the competition.

5. The competitors are allowed in building their projects in the allocated time and

site only; they are not allowed to take their projects outside the sites.

6. The projects should satisfy the game rules provided by the club which will be given

to the teams in workshop sessions.

7. The teams will only interact with the objects and components allocated to their

teams, except elements which are marked as 'public' by the organizers. Any

complication or problem occurred between teams will result in disqualification.

8. The teams must co-operate with the organizers and obey safety-rules appointed

to them inside the project sites.

9. The criteria for giving points will be revealed to the teams, and decision of the

Judging Committee will be the final decision.

10. The competitors must participate alone for the program, family members or

guardians not accepted by the organizers are not allowed to stay with the

competitors. A request can be sent to the organizers within the application for a

guardian/parent and the organizers will allow certain persons to stay with the

competitors

11. The competitors are not allowed to interact with their guardians/parents within

the project sites.

12. The competitors are requested to bring expenses for food and beverages.



8.Competitions

(I). The Bridge The bridge is a small scale model bridge (architectural model) made of spaghetti.

Organizing committee will provide 500g of Spaghetti packet to each group (an

additional100g of spaghetti will be provide on request), hot glue guns and 100g

of glue sticks. Each bridge will be loaded by a person from the group that built

the bridge. During the competition, bridges will be loaded until they collapse.

A bridge’s “score” will be determined by dividing the maximum weight held (the

bridge must hold the weight for at least ten seconds) by the weight of the bridge.

Awards will be made for the top three bridges.

Resources supplied

1. 500g of Sanremo No.05 Spaghetti packet

2. Hot melt glue gun

3. 10 glue sticks (around 100g)

4. 3 Scissors And 3 Paper cutters (medium)

5. 2 Marker pens

6. A meter ruler*

7. Loading Arrangements

8. Power supplies

Rewarding Points

Bridges will be inspected and weighed by the judges prior to testing to

ensure all bridges comply with the rules. Bridges failing inspection will

be disqualified. Each bridge will be placed by the contestant on two

level, smooth-topped platforms with an open space of 600mm between

the platforms. All contestants must accept the loading conditions as

provided.

The load will be applied to the two hooks attached to the bridge that

are located near mid span of each bridge. The load will be progressively

increased until failure occurs. Bridges may not be touched while

loading.

• Strong and Stableness o The Bridge will be subjected to an

increasing load hanging middle of the span until its failure.

The proportion of the self-weight of the bridge to its ultimate

capacity of load will be used to evaluate the performance.



(II). The Water Rocket

The teams have to design and construct two water rockets to fulfill two main

tasks. One task is to achieve maximum flying time. And other one is to land on a

given target. All teams have to construct two rockets to perform in the

competition. The winner will be selected from the target achieving contest

mainly, if two teams get equal marks on that flying time will be tested of their

rockets.

All needed resources will be supplied from the inventors’ club. Triggering

mechanism will be provided for all teams and they will have to design their

rockets to match the trigger. All competitors are encouraged to use new

technologies and tests new concepts on water rockets.

In the end of the game additional points will be added to healthiest rocket.

Parachuting mechanisms are not allowed in this.

Resources supplied

1. Maximum of four plastic water bottles with lids

2. Unlimited Supply of Cardboard

3. Glue

4. Duct tape

5. 2 Scissors And 2 Paper cutters (medium)

6. A foot ruler

7. Strings, Steel wire

8. Unlimited supply of Plumbing

9. Hacksaw*

10. Tools for carpenter work (nails, saw, and hammer)

11. A pump*

Rewarding Points Points will be given by the Judges after examining every water rocket, in

four avenues, out of 10.

Fly time o Maximum points for maximum fly time, for the best

record for three attempts.

Touchdown o Maximum points for the healthiest rocket in the end.

• Resources depleted o Judges will give points in order of the

user with the least resources used.

• Finishing o Judges will give points in order of the highest

attractiveness.



(III). Line Following Robot

Participants of this game must design a robot which follows a given 3 cm

wide black line which is laid on a white background. The Robot which completes the

path within a minimum time will be the winner. Path of the game field is continuous

and it could have bends, straight Lines and 90 degree bends. There will be a

workshop session to discuss technical matters about the robot, before starting the

first day. Participants should use the materials which are supplied by the organizing

committee. However participants can also use natural materials like wood if

necessary.

Each group has to provide a report on their robot to the judge board. In the report

participants can include the effective applications of relevant engineering knowledge

and creative ideas they have used in building the robot.

Resources supplied

1. 2 motors

2. Chassis

3. Hand drill*

4. 9 v Batteries

5. A bread board

6. Wheels

7. Sensors

8. basic electronic components and equipment

9. Cardboard, glue, tape, pair of scissors

10. Marker pens

11. Test pad

12. Computer if needed

Rewarding Points

Points will be given by the Judges after examining every robot

Performance in the field o Maximum points for best performance and for the best

record for three attempts.

Finishing and innovative engineering applications o Judges will consider the innovative (New) Ideas which

applied in robots. o Judges will give points in order of the highest

attractive.

* Indicate items that are given for two groups to share



(IV). Energy Efficient Hearth

The participating teams have to design and fabricate an energy efficient hearth by

using the only the resources which they are supplied with. The performances of the

hearth will be measured considering the minimum time required boiling a specific

volume of milk.

The competitors are encouraged to research about the prevailing technologies in

hearths and stoves and come up with and intriguing design which they can justify

with the theories used. The teams are allowed to do a trial before participating in the

final contest and do alterations if necessary. The whole process will be under

observation of dedicated Inventors’ Club members to ensure safety. The competitors

are allowed to use power tools after a brief session on tool handling and safety

concerns.

During the competition the competitors will be provided with equal weights of

different types of fuel and they are allowed to use them at their preference. The

innovative finishing, additional attachments (i.e. safety mechanisms, fire starting

mechanisms etc.) and the effective application of relevant engineering knowledge

would be given additional credits.

Resources supplied

1. Tin cans of different sizes 2. Steel wire mesh 3. Aluminum sheet 4. Fuel (charcoal, firewood etc.) 5. Workbench equipped with basic hand tools and power tools 6. A computer to access to the internet 7. Equal amounts of milk 8. Required vessels

Rewarding Points

Points will be given by the Judges after examining every hearth at 2 venues, out

of 10.

Performance at the competition

o Maximum points for best heat efficiency hearth,

recognized by the minimum time used to boil a specific

amount of milk.

Finishing

o Points will be given for the special features included in the

design and their applicability, safety concerns, minimum

material usage etc.



(V). Programmable LED Cube

Build a 5x5x5 LED Cube and program it to lit up showing 10 designs by using Arduino

board. The teams should program to do the given task.

Resources supplied

1. Arduino Board

2. LED

3. Transistors

4. Wires

5. Solder irons

6. Resistors

7. Bread board

Rules

Only the given items can be used.

Competitors must finish the work within given time.

Free to surf internet, but not allowed copying code directly from the

internet.

Rewarding points

Points will be given by judges for the completion of task and for the added

special features.

Attractive designs add bonus marks.

Each team should bring a Laptop for programming.



9. Mini games

1.Astor egg

The competitors (3 from each team) have to build a space craft that would

protect an egg (astronaut) after a 20 ft. free fall to ground. Card board,

glue, tape, cotton wool, and cellophane parachute will be supplied. The

eggs that are not broken will be granted.

2.The maze

Competitors are sent in a maze 4 at a time after raffling their number order.

The one who reaches the center first will be granted (1 from each team).

3.Crossword Genius

A cross word puzzle will be given, but the hints are revealed after answering

correctly for math problems within one attempt. The completion of

minimum time will be rewarded (2 from each team). Rewards will be given

such that the winners can request whatever (with limitations) they want in

aid for their main project.

4. Paper rocket Teams have to build a paper rocket by using given papers. The

performances of the rocket will be measured considering the flying

duration. The creative finishing and the effective application of relevant

engineering knowledge would give additional credit to the competitors.



10. Time Line

Registration

The competition will be introduced to the student at their first day of

registration of faculty entrance. Subsequently the online registration will

be open for the competitors. Confirmation should, be done by submitting

the application provided before 06th February 2015 via e-mail or by hand.

Constructing the background

This will begin on 20th February 2015 onwards. Modifications and necessary

for the competition structures relevant for the games will be established.

Competition

21st February 2015, from 8.00am to 10.00pm and 22nd February 2015, from

8.00 am to 8.00 pm.

Wrapping up

Cleaning and restoring the faculty premises will be done within 22nd

February 2015.



11. Rewards

Certificates for Winning team members as Champions and Runners up.

There are five separate games in this competition. In every game champions and runners

up teams are awarded by the inventors’ club. Then there will be 8 members in a team.

There will be total number of 80 certificates for champion and runners up teams.

Certificates of Participation for every competitor.

More than 300 undergraduate competitors are expected in this competition. All

competitors will be awarded with a certificate of participation relevant to their game

choice.



12. Budget

Rs.

Publicity campaign 15 000.00

Stationary 6 000.00

Preparing Game fields 20 000.00

Rewards 60 000.00

Supplying Resources

The Bridge 20 000.00

The Water Rocket 30 000.00

Line Following Robot 40 000.00

Energy Efficient Hearth 30 000.00

Programmable LED Cube 20 000.00

Mini games 10 000.00

Refreshments 30 000.00

Total 281 000.00



13. Account Details and Contact Information

Transparency

We intended to maintain complete transparency during all stages of the program. The following

steps will make the whole process transparent.

An exclusive bank account is maintained during the project.

The senior treasurer of the Inventors’ Club will be a signee for the whole process of

monetary transactions.

All financial and material donations will be acknowledged by an official receipt

issued by the senior treasurer.

Account Details

Name : Peradeniya University Inventors

Faculty of Engineering

University of Peradeniya

Bank : Bank of Ceylon

Account Number: 74469715

Contact Information:

Inventors’ Club email address: [email protected]

Position: Senior Treasure

Name: Dr. Janaka Wijayakulasooriya

Contact No.: 0812393441

E-mail: [email protected]

Position: President Position: Vise President

Name: H.P. Rathnayaka Name: E.M.G.C.Edirisooriya

Contact No.: 0715788001 Contact No.: 0773835499

E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Position: Secretary Position: Junior Treasure

Name: A.S.L.B.Premachandra Name: D.M.W.L.Dissanayake

Contact No.: 0778146285 Contact No.: 0713712933

E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]