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The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science Annual
Trebuchet Competition culminates on competition day. However, a great deal of
research, instruction and experimentation brings each team to the Trebuchet
competition floor. The Trebuchet Design and Experimentation Technical Report
competition is intended to recognize those high quality competition preparation
efforts. Awards will be for first, second, and third place in the amounts of
$100, $50, and $30. Reports may be written, by an individual, a single team, or
a subset of the team.
This document provides the assessment criteria used by the judges for the
Trebuchet used by the judges for the Trebuchet Design and Experimentation
Report Competition.
| 10% |
Report Aesthetics |
A technical report requires an element of style.
Style issues include aspects of report formatting, spacing, grammar, use of
tables, figures and picture and conciseness of discussion. An inordinate number
of these issues can render the document unreadable, and will also be reflected
in scores of other areas.
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| 15% |
Background |
The assessment includes how well the teams research,
comprehend and explain the background material pertinent to their trebuchet
construction and competition experience. Background items may include
historical material, construction approaches, material characteristics, or
other researched information.
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| 30% |
Design and Construction |
The assessment includes how well the teams
recount the pertinent aspects of their trebuchet design efforts and the
construction experience.
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| 30% |
Experimental Design and Analysis |
The assessment includes how well
the teams approach their trebuchet testing. Issues to examine include
objectives of the testing, factors considered in the tests, how complicating
factors were controlled, how the experiments were planned and conducted and
discussion of test results and analysis.
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| 10% |
Budget |
Itemized planned budget, documenting planned and actual costs and manpower budget, planned and actual.
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| 5% |
Summary and conclusion |
The assessment includes how well the teams recount
their overall experience, recount any lessons learned, and summarize their
pre-competition trebuchet design and construction efforts.
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Teams should keep in mind the guidelines above are merely advisory.
Teams are encouraged to make their own decisions regarding report
focus and content with the goal of maximizing the assessment score
received from the judging teams.
All reports are due in triplicate hard copy by the close of business,
one week before the date of competition. Submissions should be mailed
to:
Professor Joseph C. Slater, PhD, PE
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
209 Russ Center
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, OH 45435
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