Toyota Technology Challenge

Toyota Technology Challenge

The Toyota Technology Challenge is an environmentally friendly engineering and technology competition for young people in the UK. The competition has been developed by Toyota Manufacturing UK in partnership with Rapid Electronics.

Purpose

The challenge is targeted at pupils in Science and Technology at Key Stages 3 and 4 (aged 11-16) of the National Curriculum. Teams of three to five pupils are asked to design and build an environmentally friendly model vehicle using either solar power or PIC microcontroller technology. The competition offers students the chance to put their electronics and engineering skills into practice. Pupils are encouraged to consider the environmental impact of their creations and the potential use of recycled materials. [ [http://www.rapidonline.com/toyota/default.htm Toyota Technology Challenge website] ]

Challenge stages

The challenge consists of three stages: the submission of a project folder, Regional Finals and the National Final [ [http://www.rapidonline.com/toyota/stages.htm Toyota Technology Challenge stages] ] . Once registered into the competition, schools receive a free kit [ [http://www.rapidonline.com/toyota/contents.htm Toyota Technology Challenge kit contents] ] containing all the electronic components necessary to build a vehicle. Teams can earn extra marks by making their vehicle more environmentally friendly, improving its performance and creating a team identity.

The winners of the Regional Finals win £250 for their schools and qualify for the National Final, which takes place at the manufacturing plant of Toyota Manufacturing UK at Burnaston, Derbyshire. The winners of the National Final receive £750 for their schools and a European holiday [ [http://www.rapidonline.com/toyota/prizes.htm Toyota Technology Challenge prizes] ] .

Criteria

Contestants in the solar power category must create a vehicle which illustrates the idea of a car of the future, capable of harnessing solar energy, storing it and releasing it under controlled conditions. The vehicle must include recycled or recyclable components or materials within its design. [ [http://www.rapidonline.com/toyota/solar.htm Solar power design criteria] ]

The PIC microcontroller teams design and build a program-controlled environmentally friendly model vehicle, using a PIC microcontroller to provide in-built intelligence so that it can automatically avoid obstacles on a track. The vehicle must include recycled or recyclable components within its design. [ [http://www.rapidonline.com/toyota/pic.htm PIC design criteria] ]

Winners

The winners of the 2008 competition were teams from Horndean Technology College, Hampshire and Hutton Grammar School, Lancashire [ [http://www.horndeantc.hants.sch.uk/docs/2007_2008/TOYOTACHALLENGE.pdf Horndean Technology College victorious in the National Final of Toyota Technology Challenge] ] .

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