Cat E Challenge Booklet

CAT E CHALLENGE BOOKLET 2016
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Contents
SINGAPORE AMAZING FLYING MACHINE COMPETITION 2016 ...................................... 3
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 3
2. CATEGORIES ............................................................................................................... 3
3. GENERAL SAFMC 2016 RULES .................................................................................. 4
4. FORMAT OF COMPETITION CATEGORY E ............................................................. 4
4.1. PRESENTATION WEEK (7 11 MARCH 2016) ..................................................... 5
4.2. CHALLENGE WEEK (14 18 MARCH 2016) ......................................................... 5
5. AWARDS....................................................................................................................... 6
5.1. CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD ...................................................................................... 6
5.2. SALES CONTRACT AWARD ............................................................................... 6
5.3. OUTSTANDING INFILTRATION AWARD ............................................................... 6
5.4. MERIT AWARD ...................................................................................................... 6
5.5. PRIZES ................................................................................................................... 7
6. CATEGORY E CHALLENGE OVERVIEW ..................................................................... 7
6.1. SCENARIO: GATHER INTELLIGENCE ................................................................. 8
6.2. COMPETITION OBJECTIVE .................................................................................. 8
6.3. COMPETITION LOCATION .................................................................................... 8
7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ...................................................................... 9
7.1. TEAM COMPOSITION ............................................................................................ 9
7.2. FLYING MACHINE.................................................................................................. 9
7.3. WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS .................................................................................. 9
7.4. PROPULSION SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 10
7.5. R/C RADIO ........................................................................................................... 10
7.6. FLYING ARENA RULES ....................................................................................... 11
8. COMPETITION SEGMENTS ....................................................................................... 11
8.1. PRE-COMPETITION CHECKS & REGISTRATION .............................................. 12
8.2. PRODUCT PRESENTATION ................................................................................ 13
8.3. FINAL PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION ................................................................... 14
8.4. DEMONSTRATION I: ISLAND INFILTRATION ..................................................... 14
8.5. DEMONSTRATION II: MANOEUVRABILITY TEST .............................................. 15
9. SCORING CRITERIA (PRODUCT PRESENTATION) ................................................. 19
10. SCORING CFITERIA (DEMONSTRATION I & II) ...................................................... 20
10.1. DEMONSTRATION I (ISLAND INFILTRATION).................................................. 20
10.2. DEMONSTRATION II (MANOEUVRABILITY TEST) ........................................... 21
11. DEMONSTRATION I TIPS AND HINTS .................................................................... 22
12. COMPETITION CONTINUITY ................................................................................... 25
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SINGAPORE AMAZING FLYING MACHINE COMPETITION 2016
1. INTRODUCTION
Singapore Amazing Flying Machines Competition (SAFMC) is an exciting and unique
event organised by DSO National Laboratories and Science Centre Singapore, and
supported by Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). SAFMC is the nations search for a flying
wonder! Open to all schools and students who want to reach for the sky, this annual
competition promises loads of fun starting with special talks, workshops and live
demonstrations.
2. CATEGORIES
Category A Paper Planes
Student Class (Primary Schools)
Open Class (12 years old & above)
Teacher/Parent Class
Design and fold paper planes to achieve the longest, farthest or most accurate flight.
Teams may join a class based on the oldest participant in the team and consist of
TWO (2) to THREE (3) members.
Category B Integrated Programme (IP) / Secondary Schools: Unpowered
Glider
Design and build small unpowered gliders and fly them into scoring zones.
Each team should consist of TWO (2) to FIVE (5) members.
Category C Secondary Schools / IP / Junior Colleges / Institute of Technical
Education: Radio Control Flight
Design and build a small remote-controlled air platform to navigate an obstacle course.
Category D Polytechnics / Universities: Semi-Autonomous (D1) / Autonomous
(D2)
Design and build a small air platform (Semi-Autonomous / Autonomous) to navigate
an indoor obstacle course
Public is allowed to participate ONLY in the Autonomous category
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Category E Open: Unconventional

Design unconventional air platforms to complete a mission.
3. GENERAL SAFMC 2016 RULES

There is no limit to the number of entries from each school or organisation.
Each member can only participate in one team within a category. However, the
person can participate as a member in different categories, i.e. a person can be a

member for a team in Category B and another team in Category C but the person
cannot be a member for two teams in Category B.
Teams are allowed to take part in categories higher than their educational standard,
i.e. Primary school students are allowed to take part in Category B, C, D or E.

Secondary school students are allowed to take part in Category C, D or E.
Members and family members of the organising committee are not allowed to
participate in SAFMC.
The organisers reserve the right to amend the rules and regulations. In the event of
any change, all teams will be informed FOUR (4) weeks prior to the start of the
competition.
Cash prize will be awarded equally to each participant in the team, while non-cash
prize will be restricted to one each per participant in the team. All participants
must finalise their registrations with Science Centre Singapore by 31 January
2016.
4. FORMAT OF COMPETITION CATEGORY E

After the SAFMC 2016 Registration Opening on 19 October 2015, teams will work on
the different aspects of the competition, the Challenge and the Presentation.
For the Challenge aspect, teams are to design, build and fly their flying machines to
overcome different challenges for different categories of the SAFMC events. Their
flying machines will compete with one another during the challenge week.
For the Presentation aspect, besides building the flying machine, the teams are to
present their flying machine design and their learning journey in this competition to a
panel of judges.
Teams are encouraged to give equal attention to both the Challenge and the
Presentation aspects of the competition.
The top team from each category will be bestowed with the championship award to be
presented at the SAFMC 2016 Awards Presentation Ceremony on 19 March 2016.
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4.1. PRESENTATION WEEK (7 11 MARCH 2016)

During the presentation week, teams will be allocated a specific time slot to present
about their flying machine in Science Centre Singapore. Teams will present to a panel
of judges the work they have done for this competition. These teams will be assessed
for a number of awards. Please refer to Section 5 for more information on the list of
awards for each category.
The presentation plays an integral part for those teams who wish to vie for the SAFMC
Championship Award. Category E teams are required to bring their flying machines
that they are using in the competition for their presentation. Teams that do not bring
their flying machines for the presentation will be disqualified immediately.
The Chief Referee for each category reserves the right to deduct points in each of the
award category if the flying machine used in the Challenge Week is drastically different
from the flying machine presented in the Presentation Week.
More information regarding the Presentation segment for Category E can be found in
Section 8.2.
4.2. CHALLENGE WEEK (14 18 MARCH 2016)

Teams will spend a full day at the competition venue, Outdoor Venue (To be
confirmed) during the challenge week. They will be informed of their allocated
competition day prior to the challenge week. Teams should make sure their touch point
contacts are registered.
Teams should expect the following during the course of the competition day:
The competition area will open at 8 am. Only registered team members of the
participating teams can enter the competition field from 8 am to 6 pm.

No trial runs will be allowed in the flying area. For categories involving wireless
transmission, all transmitting devices MUST be surrendered to SAFMC officials. No

transmitting devices, including spares, will be allowed in the competition area.
No team is allowed to charge batteries within the competition area. The team is
required to bring sufficient batteries for all the missions.
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5. AWARDS
Award winners will be selected based either on presentation scores, competition day
performances or a combination of both as well as the Judges discretion.
5.1. CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD

The championship is awarded to the teams that have the three (3) highest total score
from Demonstration I and Demonstration II. There will be THREE (3) championship
awards for Category E. 3rd and 4th Runners Up will receive Medals.
5.2. SALES CONTRACT AWARD

Awarded to the teams that convince the judges to part with the Sales Contract;
winners will be the one with three (3) highest total score from the product presentation.
There will be THREE (3) Sales Contract award for Category E.
5.3. OUTSTANDING INFILTRATION AWARD

The infiltration award will be awarded to the teams that have the top 3 best infiltration
concept and were able to demonstrate that concept to the judges. If all participating
teams were unable to demonstrate a satisfactory infiltration successfully to the judges,
there may be no winner for this award. There will be THREE (3) outstanding infiltration
awards.
5.4. MERIT AWARD

This award is given out to all teams exhibiting a high quality in Design and
Performance. Overall scores will be taken into consideration for this Merit Award.
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5.5. PRIZES
Awards
Cat E Championship
Award
Cat E 1st Runner Up
Cat E 2nd Runner Up
Cat E Sales Contract
Championship Award
Award 1st Runner Up
Award 2nd Runner Up
Cat E Outstanding
Infiltration Award
Cat E Merit Award
CATEGORY E
Cash
Medals Trophy
Prize(s)
P
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,000.00
500.00
500.00
300.00
200.00
Prize Item(s)
Remarks
iPad Mini 4
Wifi 16GB
3rd and 4th Runners Up
will receive only Medals
Up to 3 teams can win

this award, given only if
teams are deserving.
Certificate of Merit will be given for teams exhibiting a high quality in
design and performance.
P
500.00
6. CATEGORY E CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

The Authority releases a request for proposal to participating teams to design a flying
machine capable of conducting covert surveillance on a known criminal mastermind.
Given this request, teams will need to put together a solution, present their proposal
to the Authority and prove their products capability through a product demonstration.
Teams should note that this competition requires a good deal of imagination and roleplaying!
Role-play Event
Competition Event
Dates
Request for
proposals
Challenge
Announcement
Early Oct 2015
Proposal
Submission
Entry Form
Submission1
31 Jan 2016
Sales Pitch
Product
Presentation
Mid-March 2016
Product
Demonstration
Competition
Mid-March 2016
Note: Dates listed here are just for reference. Refer to SAFMC website for more details.
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6.1. SCENARIO: GATHER INTELLIGENCE

In this scenario, you are an Intelligence agent who has been tasked to gather
intelligence on the leader of a notorious crime syndicate living in an offshore island.
The spying Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is required to perform the following tasks:
1. Stealthy infiltration to the island that is surrounded by waters. It is assumed that
the island is located at a sizable distance away from any land.
2. Perform surveillance to collect intelligence in the surroundings.
3. Collect detailed intelligence in the day-to-day living of the criminal mastermind in a
timely manner.
4. Return to land.
6.2. COMPETITION OBJECTIVE
To immerse teams into a scenario where conventional flying solutions do not fit,
with the expectation that an unconventional flying machine would emerge as the
winning solution.
The UNCONVENTIONAL platform is for this competition is defined as one that is

unique conceptually2 away from the typical UAV design and yet be able to perform
all required tasks.
Teams are encouraged to propose unique solutions or work-around/alternatives to

the tasks that are away from the usual commercial UAV designs.
6.3. COMPETITION LOCATION
CAT E competition will be held at the Outdoor Venue (To be confirmed).
Submission of proposal will be done online via SAFMC website.
Refer to Section 10.1 Demonstration I (Island Infiltration) Scoring Table
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7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

7.1. TEAM COMPOSITION
1. Only teams that employ the "air drop" concept (section 11) with an actual
mothership will be allowed to have two flying machine simultaneously to tackle the
challenge. In this case, only the surrogate platform will be allowed to perform
intelligence gathering, while the mothership may only provide surveillance. All
other teams are only allowed one flying machine.
2. Each team should consist of minimum TWO (2) and a maximum of FIVE (5)
members.
3. Pilots must be registered team members.
4. Competition is open to public, except members and family members from the
organising committee.
7.2. FLYING MACHINE

1. Off-the-shelf model flying machines are not allowed, unless they are significantly
modified. Higher weightage (scores) will be given to teams which design and build
their unconventional flying machines.
2. No flammable substances are allowed to be carried on-board the flying
machine(s).
3. ONLY fully radio-controlled flying machines are allowed.
4. Each team will only be judged on one set of flying machine, although the team
may opt to bring along another set of identical flying machine as a backup.
5. All flights are to remain within the netted Flying Arena.
7.3. WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS

1. All flying machines should not exceed 1.6m in length in any direction.
2. A maximum weight limit of 3.5 kg is imposed for safety reasons, though teams are
reminded that weight constitutes a portion of the scoring. (Please refer to Section
10.2).
3. Note that the outdoor flying arena will have a flying area of around 50m (L) x 30m
(W). Teams are advised to keep these limits in mind when designing their
airframes.
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7.4. PROPULSION SYSTEM

1. Only electric flight is allowed. Both brush and brushless motors are allowed.
2. No internal combustion or gasoline engines will be allowed.
3. There are no limits on the number or size of engines on the flying machine, though
teams are reminded that there is a 3.5kg weight limit and that weight is one of the
scoring criteria. (Please refer to section 10.2).
7.5. R/C RADIO

1. Only 2.4 GHz R/C systems and or Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
(IDA) approved frequencies (29.7 30 MHz) are allowed. No autonomous flying
machines are allowed in this category.
2. The organisers shall bear no responsibilities for any loss of control of flying
machine(s) due to radio frequency interference. The team is advised to conduct a
radio control range check prior to flight.
3. Teams with multiple flying machines should coordinate their operating frequencies
to prevent loss of control DUE TO their close proximity.
4. Teams
must
register
their
R/C
frequency
with
SAFMC
officials
at
safmc@science.edu.sg prior to the challenge week.
5. The team must be able to demonstrate the failsafe capability in their R/C
transmitter(s). When failsafe is activated:
Electric motor shall be switched off

For flying machines with conventional control surfaces, elevator shall be
deflected max up, aileron max right, rudder max right.
For flying machines with unconventional control surfaces, the control surfaces
shall be deflected in a way which will induce a stall and spin to terminate its
flight within the shortest possible time.
6. The safety officer/referee reserves the right to activate failsafe if they deem that
the flying machine is uncontrollable in flight, posing safety concerns, or flying out
of bounds.
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7.6. FLYING ARENA RULES
1. Non-flying teams are not allowed to have any R/C transmitter (including backup) in
the Flying Arena. No R/C transmitter is to be turned on within the Flying Arena,
unless permitted to do so.
2. Teams are only allowed into the designated Pilots Area when it is their turn to fly.
3. No team is allowed to charge batteries within the Flying Arena; a dedicated battery
charging area with power outlets will be provided. Teams using LiPo batteries are
required to charge them in LiPo-safe charging bags. No charging of LiPo batteries
will be allowed otherwise.
8. COMPETITION SEGMENTS
The organisers will not be responsible for any damage to the flying machine(s)
throughout the competition. Decisions made by the judges and referees are
absolute and final.
The competition sequence of events goes as follows:

1. Pre-competition check & Registration
2. Product Presentation
3. Final Pre-Flight Preparation
4. Demonstration I: Island Infiltration
5. Demonstration II: Manoeuvrability Test
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8.1. PRE-COMPETITION CHECKS & REGISTRATION
1. All participating teams will assemble at the registration area to register their flying
machines (including any spares & back-ups).
2. At this point in time, all teams are free to do their own last minute preparation work
such as system and failsafe checks.
3. Teams will be called in sequence to the Inspection Point. The Judges and
Organisers will check the flying machine(s) for the following:
Any violation of the category rules and regulations
Simple flight functional check
Failsafe demonstration
4. In the event the teams flying machine(s) fails the inspection, the team must rectify
the problem before moving on to the product presentation.
5. If their turn comes up for product presentation but team has yet cleared the
inspection, the next available team will move forward.
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8.2. PRODUCT PRESENTATION
1. In this segment, teams are role-playing as an independent engineering solutions

company seeking to win a production contract from the Authority.
2. Teams need to prepare a power-point/multimedia presentation that should include
the following:
Introduction of the team
Demonstrate understanding of the problem/scenario
Identify key features required to tackle the problem/scenario
Describe why the product should win the contract
3. Make use of vivid imagination in providing innovative solutions for the presentation
segment. The flying platform should not incorporate real-life implementations that
may inflict harm on people.
4. Each team will be given FIFTEEN (15) minutes for presentation (A maximum of
TEN (10) minutes to present, and FIVE (5) minutes for Q&A). Penalties will be
given to teams that exceed the presentation.
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5. A final draft of the presentation (soft copy) should be submitted to the Committee
at safmc@science.edu.sg prior to competition to aide in the competition
administration. Teams should still bring an updated final copy in preparation for the
presentation as a backup.
After the presentation and Q&A, teams have to do the following:
1. Submit TWO (2) colour photos (size 4R) of their flying machine(s) during the
presentation
2. Declare the type of R/C system the team is using and register the R/C frequency
8.3. FINAL PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION

1. In the holding area, teams are required to power-down their flying machines and
transmitters.
2. Transmitters should be surrendered to the referees for quarantine.
3. Flying machines will be weighed again at the start of the evaluation.
4. Only the registered team members are allowed onto the flying arena when it is their
turn. All spectators and waiting members are not permitted to enter.
5. Teams ready to go into the demonstration will set up their flying machines. Once
the previous teams flying machine powers down, the next team may then have
their transmitters returned and perform a final power-on check.
8.4. DEMONSTRATION I: ISLAND INFILTRATION

During this task evaluation, teams flying machine will be made to do the following
tasks as mentioned in 6.1.
1. Teams have to describe their method of infiltration, the approach in exhibiting their
concept and lastly to showcase a demonstration of their flying platform in operation.
2. Judges may add in optional demonstration requests to justify higher points.
3. Judges will first decide how much they will reward the concept (if successful) based
on the description, then decide how much of the conceived ideas were actually
demonstrated.
Scoring template will be as such:
Stealth infiltration score = Quality of Concept x % demonstrated
Quality of Concept
Up to 50 pts
% demonstrated
Up to 100%
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A water tank will be provided for any water-related infiltration concepts; any other
props will be prepared for by the teams.
The average scores of the Judges for the quality of concept and the %
demonstrated will be used to compute the final score.
8.5. DEMONSTRATION II: MANOEUVRABILITY TEST
Task #
Task Name
Infiltration
Surveillance
Intelligence
Gathering
Landing
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Teams have to perform the following tasks:

1. Surveillance
To emulate the surveillance routine, flying machines will have to complete a flight
circuit around the island. Flying machines have to fly above 2m outside of the pylons
to accomplish this task. Pylons will be placed in a diamond formation to allow a wider
turning radius.
2. Intelligence Gathering
To emulate the collection of intelligence, flying machines will have to fly into a light
lever to pop a balloon. The lever handle will be strategically placed such that the flying
machine will need to be sufficiently manoeuvrable to accomplish this task.
3. Landing
As described in the scenario, the flying machine will have to land within 2m x 2m
landing area.
4. Timing
Timing commences when the flying machine starts the surveillance loop and ends
when it lands on the landing area. Teams are required to complete tasks 1, 2 & 3 in
order to qualify for timing scores.
Scoring for Demonstration II will be as follows:
Task
Points
Total
Surveillance
2 pts / pylon
Target
2 pts / balloon
12
Landing
5 pts
Timing
10 pts
10
Bonus
Visual signature
10 pts
10
Weight
5 pts
5
Total
50
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Additional Notes: Balloon Popping Mechanism

1. Refer to the balloon popping mechanism shown on the figure in its rest state from
the previous page.
2. The flying machine will need to fly into the rectangular board (0.4m x 0.3m) at the
top of the lever, causing the lever to tip over and drive a pin into the balloon.
3. The lever will be designed to be light-weight and to give way easily to the flying
machine without hindering its flight.
4. Note that flying machines still need to avoid having their propellers hit the lever.
5. Even if the balloon fails to pop, tipping the lever will count as a successful attempt.
Additional Notes: Seamless Demonstration
The flying machine is not required to land after Demonstration I before attempting
Demonstration II.
Additional Notes: Crash recovery & overall time limit

1. Teams are allocated 20 minutes for Demonstration I & II. If teams exceed this
timing, referee will call on teams to stop the demonstration.
2. If the flying machine crashes, teams are allowed to continue and launch from the
spot where they have stopped, or to re-start Demonstration II for a better timing. If
teams elect to continue, timing will not pause for repairs. Teams will be apprised
of the remaining allocated time in order to make their decision.
3. Spare flying machines may be used to reduce down-time; when the flying machine
crashes, the pilot may power-on the spare machine and continue immediately
while the rest of the team repairs the damaged machine.
4. Teams are allowed only 1 TIME-SLOT (20 minutes) to perform their
demonstration.
5. Teams may choose to re-try the timed portion (Demonstration II) as many times
as they wish within the allotted time.
6. Timing is valid only if all the tasks are completed. The best timing will be used in
the final scoring.
7. If there were no completed timing, the last attempt will determine the score.
8. For example, the team completed surveillance but crashed after popping 4
balloons and opted to re-try. On their second attempt, they only managed to
complete the surveillance before time runs out. The team is judged to only have
completed the surveillance and receive only 8 points for Demonstration II.
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9. Teams are advised to carefully consider the option of re-starting as it may not
always be beneficial.
10. Teams are advised to assign specific roles for members during the demonstration:
runner, repair specialist, pilot and leader.
11. Note that the 20 minutes timing includes the replacement of the balloons popped
by the teams in the event where teams decide to restart the timed attempt.
Additional Notes: Power-on restrictions and competition interference
1. Only teams performing the demonstrations are allowed to power-on their flying
machines and transmitters. Non-compliance may lead to disqualification.
2. No radio control transmitters are to be switched on within the competition area,
unless permitted to do so in the Holding Area or Flying Area. If any team is found
to interfere with the demonstration of other teams will be penalized even if found
to be unintentional. Intentional interference will result in the disqualification of the
team. The SAFMC committee takes fair-play very seriously and would like all
teams to demonstrate fine sportsmanship during this competition.
Additional Notes: Water-damaged flying machines
1. Teams are advised that SAFMC will not be held responsible for any water
damages caused to the flying machines. Teams should be aware of the tests and
inherent risks before submitting their flying machines to the tests, hence all tests
are presumed to be done with the teams approval and permission. At any point in
time, teams may choose to abort the test in order to protect their flying machine.
2. In the event that the flying machine is water-damaged, teams will need to use their
spare flying machine to complete the challenge. However, the spare flying
machine should have identical design and have very similar weight to qualify.
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9. SCORING CRITERIA (PRODUCT PRESENTATION)
The scoring criteria for the presentation is designed to reward the team that
delivers a holistic sales presentation that both demonstrates an understanding of
the problem being posed and is able to prototype a product that fulfils the
requirement.
Points gained in the product presentation will be used to evaluate the winner of
the Sales Contract award.
Points will be deducted for making claims that are easily disproven (no sci-fi
claims!). However, points will also be awarded for making realistic and relevant
claims on the product. Teams are advised to do some internet study to establish
if a claim is realistic and be prepared quote sources as proof.
Island tasks were designed to be meaningful to the scenario. Teams should

correlate the tasks to a realistic analogy in the scenario, weave the capability to
perform these tasks as key features on their flying machines and play-act as
though they are proposing the demonstration tasks as proof-of-concept.
Teams will be assessed on the following:

1. Problem Identification (20%)
2. Product/Solution Description (20%)
3. Smoothness of Delivery (20%)
4. Creativity (40%)
Teams should include as much detail as possible to fulfil the criteria of the roleplay, which is to win the production contract from the Authority.
Teams are encouraged to provide evidences of experiments performed, such as

a submersible UAV design, during the presentation even if they were ultimately
unsuccessful.
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10. SCORING CFITERIA (DEMONSTRATION I & II)
The scoring format is designed to award extra credits for certain characteristics
inherent on unconventional flying machines and is made up of tasks and bonuses.
Points earned in this section will be used to evaluate the winner of the
championship award.
10.1. DEMONSTRATION I (ISLAND INFILTRATION)
As dictated in the scenario, the criminal mastermind is living in an offshore island;

the teams entry will need ingress to the island and avoid detection. Teams will
need to have a good concept and be able to demonstrate as much of the concept
as they can. The scoring format is as follow:
Stealth infiltration score = Quality of Concept x % demonstrated
Teams get to decide how much of their concept they want to prove to the judges,
while judges will have some expectations based on the fore-casted entries (entry
form submissions). Judges will decide how many points the concepts are worth,
and how much the team has demonstrated that concept to them to arrive at the
final score. A guideline on the stealth infiltration score for various probable
concepts is shown in the following table.
Concept
Air Drop
Pts
40
Actual Demonstration
Hand launched
with forward velocity
Final Points
Max score 40
Actual Air-drop
Attempted waterproofing
Underwater
Launch
50
Water-proof but
cannot
lift from surface
TBD by
judges
Max score 50
Successful U/W
launch
Water
Surface
Launch
25
Water-resistant,
cannot
lift from surface
Max Score 25
Successful surface
launch
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NOTE: this table is just a guideline. Actual points will be determined by judges
Refer to Section 11 on Demonstration I Tips and Hints for additional notes.
Competition Flexibility to Demonstration I Challenge
The SAFMC committee would like to keep the role-play as realistic as possible: in
the proposed scenario, the committee has identified the afore-mentioned concepts
to embody the unconventional requirement of this competition.
However, any team that has identified an amazing feature that would fit the
scenario and is interested in pursuing that design should contact SAFMC
committee as soon as possible so judges can evaluate and scale the quality of
concept point distribution if necessary.
10.2. DEMONSTRATION II (MANOEUVRABILITY TEST)

As shown before, the scoring for this segment is as follows:
Task
Points
Total
Surveillance
2 pts / pylon
Target
2 pts / balloon
12
Landing
5 pts
Timing
10 pts
10
Bonus
Visual signature
10 pts
10
Weight
5 pts
5
Total
50
To qualify for surveillance, the flying machine needs to fly above and outside of
the 2m tall pylons. 2 pts per pylon will be awarded.
To qualify for the targets, the flying machine needs to tip the levers and pop the
balloons successfully. 2 pts per balloons will be awarded. In the case of relaunching, throwing of flying machine directly to tip the levers does not constitute
any points.
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To qualify for the landing, the flying machine needs to land in a 2m x 2m box within
the island. If the flying machine lands outside of the box, it would not be award any
points, but it would have completed the landing for purpose of the timing score.
The referee will commence timings once the flying machine flies past the first
surveillance post. The timings will be tiered in 20% bandings, meaning the top
20% of the contestants will get 10 pts while the bottom 20% will get only 2 pts.
In the event of ties, the timing will be used as a tie-breaker.
In the event that time runs out, teams may be asked to stop their demonstration
by the referees.
BONUS: VISUAL SIGNATURE

Flying machines will be awarded up to 10 pts for visual signature. This means either
the flying machine is so small that people couldnt notice it, or even if people notice it
they will ignore it (bird mimicry or camouflage). Judges will decide how many points to
be awarded.
BONUS: WEIGHT
Flying machines will be awarded up to 5 pts for being light. All flying machines will be
weighed: the lightest 20% will get 5 pts, while the heaviest 20% will get only 1pt.
11. DEMONSTRATION I TIPS AND HINTS

Additional Notes for Air Drop Concept:
1. The Air Drop concept relies on another platform (known as the mothership) to
provide the required range while the dropped platform (known as the surrogate)
performs the tasks that require fine manoeuvrability.
2. If the mothership is just an arbitrary concept, teams will have to demonstrate the
air drop by throwing/tossing their flying machine with forward velocity. Premise of
this demonstration is that the mothership is likely to have forward velocity which
the surrogate will inherit.
3. Teams will earn addition points if an actual mothership was built and a realistic air
drop was attempted.
4. The mothership is allowed to perform the surveillance mission while the
surrogate performs the target mission. However, surveillance over each target
has to be done before the surrogate is allowed to attempt the target. Since there
is a timing component in the competition, this should be a significant advantage.
5. Since only the surrogate will be in close proximity of the island, the mothership is
exempt from the visual signature, weight and landing requirement.
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Additional Notes for Underwater Launch Concept:

1. Similar to the Air Drop The Underwater Launch concept relies on another
platform (known as the mothership) to provide the required range while the
dropped platform (known as the surrogate) performs the tasks that require fine
manoeuvrability. In this case, the mothership will be an underwater vehicle that
tows the surrogate underwater to the island. Hence the surrogate will not need to
demonstrate underwater movement, though it will need to be water-proof to survive
the trip.
2. Since this is a flying machine competition, teams are strongly discouraged from
building the underwater vehicle, as no provisions will be available to test/prove the
underwater vehicle. No additional points will be given for an underwater vehicle.
3. In this competition, the definition of water-proof will be this: important circuits are
kept dry and functional after sitting underwater at 0.5 m depth for 5 minutes.
4. Judges will first decide on the teams eligibility to participate based on visual
inspection of the flying machines water-proofing.
5. Once teams are deemed eligible to participate, their flying machines will be placed
under water at 0.5 m depth for 5 minutes with their battery packs removed.
6. After which, the Judges will visually inspect the platform, especially the battery
housing, for signs of water seepage. If the platform is deemed operational, it will
perform a hover test as a second check to ascertain its condition.
7. Once water-proofing has indeed been proven, the flying machine may then
complete the full sequence again by submerging underwater, floating to the surface
and then launching from the surface.
Additional Notes for Water surface Launch Concept:
1. Similar to the Air Drop The Underwater Launch concept relies on another
platform (known as the mothership) to provide the required range while the
dropped platform (known as the surrogate) performs the tasks that require fine
manoeuvrability. In this case, the mothership will be a boat that delivers the
surrogate to the island. Hence the surrogate will not need to be water-proof, though
it will need to be water-resistant to survive the trip due to the operating
environment.
2. Since this is a flying machine competition, teams are strongly discouraged from
building the boat, as no provisions will be available to test/prove the boat. No
additional points will be given for the boat.
3. In this competition, the definition of water-resistance will be this: important circuits
remain dry and functional after sitting on water surface for 2 minutes and given a
quick dunk.
4. Judges will first decide on the teams eligibility to participate based on visual
inspection of the flying machines water- resistance.
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5. Once teams are deemed eligible to participate, their flying machines will be placed
on water surface for 2 minutes with their battery packs removed. At the end of the
2 minutes, the flying machine will be given a quick dunk (5 second underwater).
6. After which, the Judges will visually inspect the platform, especially the battery
housing, for signs of water seepage. If the platform is deemed operational, it will
perform a hover test as a second check to ascertain its condition.
7. Once water-resistance is proven, the flying machine may then complete the full
sequence again by sitting on the surface and launching from the water surface.
Launching from water surface emulates emergency where the flying machine is
jettisoned from the boat so failure to launch from water surface will constitute a
partial completion.
Additional Notes for Fixed Wing flying machines:
A design with fixed wing capability will be allowed to hand-launch; it will be

assumed that a fixed wing design is able to reach the island owing to inherent
range capability. No runways will be provided for take-off or landing.
Additional Notes for quad-rotors/VTOL concepts

1. A simple VTOL take-off is strongly discouraged in this competition.
2. Quad-rotors are strongly encouraged to explore the air-drop concept or the
underwater launch concept to improve the infiltration scores.
3. Although the requirements for an emulated airdrop requires a throw with forward
velocity may be highly challenging for quad-rotor, the SAFMC committee challenge
teams to demonstrate an alternative solution to this problem!
4. The purpose of this competition is to tease out new ways of approaching the
scenario. Teams may consider design the following:
5. A VTOL aircraft carrier (a la avengers style), from which the quad rotor can takeoff from 2-in-1 aircraft that has a fixed wing for ranged and VTOL for
manoeuvrability
6. A separating mechanism that allows VTOL to take-off from a fixed wing transport.
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12. COMPETITION CONTINUITY

In view of the goal of achieving a truly unconventional flying machine that can launch
from underwater, the SAFMC committee will minimize changes to the competition
format in future until there exists a participating team that could demonstrate this feat.
This gives budding teams more time to develop their expertise towards achieving this
capability.
However, in the event that the reception towards this goal is cold, the SAFMC
committee reserves the right to change future competition format towards new and
exciting goals.
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SINGAPORE AMAZING FLYING MACHINE COMPETITION 2016

Student Class (Primary Schools)

Open Class (12 years old & above)

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Category E Open: Unconventional

3. GENERAL SAFMC 2016 RULES

person can participate as a member in different categories, i.e. a person can be a

i.e. Primary school students are allowed to take part in Category B, C, D or E.

4. FORMAT OF COMPETITION CATEGORY E

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4.1. PRESENTATION WEEK (7 11 MARCH 2016)

4.2. CHALLENGE WEEK (14 18 MARCH 2016)

participating teams can enter the competition field from 8 am to 6 pm.

transmission, all transmitting devices MUST be surrendered to SAFMC officials. No

required to bring sufficient batteries for all the missions.

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5.1. CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD

5.2. SALES CONTRACT AWARD

5.3. OUTSTANDING INFILTRATION AWARD

5.4. MERIT AWARD

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Up to 3 teams can win

6. CATEGORY E CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

Early Oct 2015

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6.1. SCENARIO: GATHER INTELLIGENCE

6.2. COMPETITION OBJECTIVE

The UNCONVENTIONAL platform is for this competition is defined as one that is

Teams are encouraged to propose unique solutions or work-around/alternatives to

6.3. COMPETITION LOCATION

CAT E competition will be held at the Outdoor Venue (To be confirmed).

Submission of proposal will be done online via SAFMC website.

Refer to Section 10.1 Demonstration I (Island Infiltration) Scoring Table

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7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

7.2. FLYING MACHINE

7.3. WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS

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7.4. PROPULSION SYSTEM

7.5. R/C RADIO

safmc@science.edu.sg prior to the challenge week.

Electric motor shall be switched off

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7.6. FLYING ARENA RULES

The competition sequence of events goes as follows:

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8.1. PRE-COMPETITION CHECKS & REGISTRATION

Any violation of the category rules and regulations

Simple flight functional check

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