| Name of competition |
2023 Formula SAE Japan - Monozukuri Design Competition - |
| Organizer |
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) |
| Sponsorship |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport; Shizuoka Prefecture; Kakegawa City; Fukuroi City; Kakegawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Fukuroi Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association; Japan Auto Parts Industries Association; NHK; Tokyo Broadcasting System Television; Shizuoka Broadcasting System; Shizuoka Asahi TV; Shizuoka Daiichi Television; Shizuoka Telecasting; Shizuoka FM Broadcasting; Asahi Shimbun Publishing; The MainichiNewspapers; Nihon Keizai Shimbun; Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun; The Shizuoka Shimbun; Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun |
| Support |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory; Japan Automobile Research Institute; Association of Private Universities of Japan; The Japan Association of Private Colleges and Universities; The Japan Association of Public Universities; Institute of National College of Technology; The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies; The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association; The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers; Japan Lubricating Oil Society; The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers; Japanese Society for Engineering Education; Japan Machine Tool Builders Association; The Society of Rubber Industry, Japan; The Society of Materials Science, Japan; Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association; Japan Society for Design Engineering; Japan Land Engine Manufacturers Association; The Japan Welding Society;Japan Auto-Body Industries Association; Japan Automobile Service Promotion Association; Japan Automotive Machinery & Tool Manufacturers Association; Japan Automobile Federation; Japan Automobile Dealers Association; Japan Society of Civil Engineers; Japan Automobile Maintenance Colleges Association; The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan |
| Administrative staffing of competition |
The competition staff shall be recruited from corporations, educational institutes, and the general public. |
| Date |
Online : August 21 (Mon) to 25 (Fri), 2023
Onsite : August 28 (Mon) to September 2 (Sat), 2023
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| Venue |
ECOPA (Ogasayama Sports Park), Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Guest |
The faculty staff of the educational institute and the students（of the university, the junior college, the higher vocational school, the vocational school), a general guest, a journalist |
| Outline of Competition |
| Events |
Contents |
| Vehicle Examinations |
Technical Inspections |
Vehicle safety and conformance to design requirements as stipulated inthe rules |
| Tilt |
Checking that no fuel leakage occurs when the vehicle is tilted at 45 degrees, and no rollover occurs at 60 degrees. |
| Noise |
An exhaust noise of110 dB or less under prescribed conditions - ICV teams only |
| Brake |
Four-wheel locking |
| Rain test |
Checking an insulation state when water is sprayed at the car any possible direction for 120 seconds - Electric teams only |
| Static Events |
Cost |
The validity/competitiveness of cost calculation are examined. (100P) |
| Design |
Appropriateness, the reformation, the processability, and the repair, etc. of the design are examined. (150P) |
| Presentation |
The presentation technology for the manufacturing sales is examined. (75P) |
| Dynamic Events |
Acceleration |
The acceleration performance from 0 to 75m . (100P) |
| Skid-Pad |
The vehicle's cornering performance is evaluated in steady state turns over a figure-of-eight course.(75P) |
| Autocross |
Vehicles are driven over an approximately 900 m course comprised of a combination of straights, turns, and slaloms. (125P) |
| Endurance |
Vehicles are driven over an approximately 20 km course comprised of a combination of straights, turns, and slaloms. (275P) |
| Efficiency |
The Efficiency is based on a metric of the amount of fuel consumed or enrgy used and the lap time on the endurance course, averaged over the langth of the event. (100P) |
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| Awards (provisional) |
Outstanding Performance Awards(Minister of Economy, Minister of Trade and Industry Award, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award, Spirit of Excellence Award, etc.), Categorized Awards, Special Awards |
| Sponsors |
Competition sponsors (applications currently invited);Award sponsors ;Sponsors for supplying equipment and the like (applications currently invited) |
| Organization Committees |
Board of Formula SAE Japan, Rules Committee and Execution Committee for Formula SAE Japan |
| Competition class |
ICV class, EV class |
| Safety requirements of competition and compensation for loss or damage |
The level of safety at the competition shall be ensured in accordance with the safety rules of Formula SAE®. In addition, sufficient safety training shall be provided for the competition judges and other personnel. The organizer shall take out accident insurance for spectators and staff members. |
| Stoppages or changes to the competition |
The contents of the competition or its rules may be altered or the competition may be stopped based on the judgment of the organizers due to poor weather, unforeseen, or unavoidable circumstances. |
| Disclaimer |
The organizer, sponsors, and supporting institutions shall assume no responsibility whatsoever for any accident or damage that may occur during the Competition, other than for reasons attributable to the organizer. |
| Official languages |
Japanese or English |
