Your Task
During a period of a maximum of 45 minutes you must do the following:
1.
Design the vehicle according to the Clients specification
2.
Plan to tell the Engineers how the pieces allocated to you must be assembled to make the vehicle
3.
Instruct the Engineers on how to implement your specification
The Engineers will begin construction when you are ready or after the 45 minutes is up.
During the next phase you must complete a presentation for your customer, to take place during phase three.
Ground Rules for Planning and Instruction
1.
You must not show any diagrams to the Engineers at any time
2.
You must not assemble more than four pieces of the material at any time. Only the Engineers may do this
3.
You must not mark any of the pieces
4.
When it is time for the Engineers to begin assembling the vehicle you must give no further instruction unless so requested by the Engineers. They are allowed to request only one further instruction period, which must not last more than 5 continuous minutes.
5.
You are not allowed to observe the construction of the vehicle at any time.
Phases
There are 5 phases to to the challenge.
| Phase | Activity | Timing |
| One | Preparation of Design and Instruction | 45 mins |
| Two | Construction by Engineers | 30 mins |
| Three | Presentation by Designers | |
| Four | Scoring/Client testing | 15 mins |
| Five | Review | 30 mins |