To all Universities, Colleges, and Institutes,
International College Students Intelligent Agricultural Equipment Innovation Competition (Hereinafter referred to as the "competition") aims to cultivate students' innovative spirit and practical ability, stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship inspiration, and promote the cultivation of innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the field of agricultural equipment engineering and international exchange and cooperation for students majoring in agricultural engineering. The competition has become extremely influential in the field of agricultural equipment engineering, and has achieved remarkable results in cultivating students' innovation and entrepreneurship ability and comprehensive quality. According to the regulations, the competition is held once a year. The first and second competitions were held by Jiangsu University. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth competitions were held by Southwest University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Anhui Agricultural University and Shandong University of Technology, respectively. Now relevant matters about the 7th competition are hereby notified as follows.
I. Purpose of the competition
With the theme of "innovation-driven rural revitalization", the competition aims to cultivate modern agricultural equipment innovation and entrepreneurship talents with "strong professional knowledge and hands-on ability, as well as excellent innovation and entrepreneurship ability" urgently needed by the industry, thus creating a comprehensive international education platform and contributing to the innovative development of modern agricultural equipment industry.
Organizers
The 7th International College Students Intelligent Agricultural Equipment Innovation Competition is organized by the following collaborating institutions:
1. Organizers:
· International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)
· Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery (CSAM)
· Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE)
· Synergistic Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology (SICJMAET)
· International University Consortium for Agricultural Engineering (IUCAE)
2. Co-organizer:
China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA).
II. Competition Requirements
1. Participants:
Student of junior-college, undergraduate and graduate may apply in teams of two to five members.
2. Entry categories:
The entries are divided into three classes: A , B and D.
Class A: Scientific or Technological Inventions in Intelligent Agricultural Equipment
Class A is divided into the following:
· A1: Invention of intelligent tillage equipment
· A2: Invention of intelligent planting equipment
· A3: Invention of intelligent field management agricultural equipment
· A4: Invention of intelligent harvesting agricultural equipment
· A5: Invention of intelligent agricultural equipment for preliminary processing in field
· A6: Basic parts (hydraulic parts, transmission system, sensors, electric drive, navigation system, etc.)
· A7: Other intelligent agricultural equipment
Class B: Robotics
Fruit trees fertilizer robot competition.
Class D: Conceptual Design
Conceptual designs of intelligent agricultural machinery and smart agriculture that are forward-looking and future-oriented.
III. Registration
1. Competition registration.
Registration for the competition is from June 1st, 2021 to September 7th, 2021.
Universities and colleges are required to select excellent work to participate in the competition. Teams in class A shall send the application document, the R&D report and attachments (Annex 1, PDF format) to ds_secretary@163.com. Teams in class D shall send the application document, the R&D report and attachments (Annex 1, PDF format) and the virtual concept model presentation video (720P, 200M or less) to ds_secretary@163.com, before September 7th, 2021. The registration form for Class B (Annex 2) shall be sent to ds_secretary@163.com. before October 10th, 2021.
2. Final competition, entries presentations and awards (mid-to later November 2021)
Depending on the situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic，the final competition may be presented by video conferencing, or if the Pandemic is over and it is safe to travel, the finals will be held on site in mid to late November 2021.The venue of the finals will be announced in the follow-up notice.
The participating teams will submit the application form together with the R&D report and attached paper manuscripts (Class A and D in five copies, Class B in two copies), maximum 30 pages, printed on both sides of A4 paper). In addition, please send the design draft of the post (JPG picture format, exhibition board size 0.9m×1.2m) to ds_secretary@163.com.
During the finals, Class A and D cases will be judged on site. The participating teams must bring relevant prototypes, physical models, software, virtual concept model and presentation video to the scene for exhibition; Class B cases will compete with each other on site.
IV. Award Types
1. Student awards
There are top prizes (may be declared vacant), first prizes, second prizes and excellence prizes. During the competition, the judges will determine the number of prizes based on the entire number and quality of the entries.
2. Outstanding supervisor award
The competition will award the “Outstanding Supervisor Award” to the supervisors of the top prize entries.
V. Other matters
1. Please visit the following websites to keep updated:
· The official website of the competition (http://uiaec.ujs.edu.cn/).
· Official website of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (http://cigr.org).
· Official website of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery (http://www.agro-csam.org).
· Official website of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering: (http://www.csae.org.cn).
2. Cost and international travel expenses.
For international competitors, expenses in China (accommodation, travel, and meals) during the competition will be covered by SICMAET. International travel expenses shall be borne by oneself. African students may apply 2000-3000RMB for travel subsidies.
3. Contact of the organizer:
Competition Secretariat: Mr. Hou of Jiangsu University, Email: ds_secretary@163.com.
4. Other related information of the competition will later be released on the official website (http://uiaec.ujs.edu.cn/).
Annex 1: Application Form for Classes A,D
Annex 2: Summary List of Works3
Annex3: Member List of Organization
Annex4: Class A,D Evaluation Rules
Annex5: Rules of Class B Seedling Transplanting Robot Competition
International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery
Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering
Synergistic Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology
International University Consortium for Agricultural Engineering
