Electric Vehicle Alex Azima Lansing Community College

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

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)

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

Distance Traveled100 pts Time Predicted50 pts “Finish Line “40 pts Center Line10 pts Scoring

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

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Physics High School Content Expectations

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

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