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The Minister of Education and Universities, Maria Isabel Sanchez-Mora, and the rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), Jose Antonio Franco, today signed the specific agreement of collaboration in R + D + i for racing teams UPCT Racing Team and Moto UPCT, participating in international challenges and Moto Student Formula Student.
The agreement provides that students of the Polytechnic University will design, calculation of parts, assemblies and prototypes of vehicles involved in engineering competitions, which will be manufactured by students of the Institute of Education Polytechnic of Cartagena, so that both entities they can participate in the joint creation of prototypes and projects.
The agreement also includes other forms of collaboration, both teachers and students, through exchange of information, joint training seminars, transfer of facilities or equipment and other actions.
'Formula Student' is a competition for university technology prototyping car races organized internationally by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, in which teams must carry out all the stages of production of a new model sports car, from fundraising to product design, prototype construction and assembly, static and dynamic analysis, and tuning.
In addition, a study of production to 1,000 units per year with an individual cost of 21,000 euros is required.
These aspects are those who score in the static test calls.
Finally, all vehicles competing in a series of tests where the technical characteristics of the car are compared.
Moto Student, meanwhile, is to design and develop a prototype racing motorcycle 125cc 2t, and pass certain evaluation tests.
Source: UPCT
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