Honeywell and SAE International Expand Vehicle Design Competition to Students Worldwide

Honeywell and SAE International have expanded their unique Honeywell/SAE Student Automotive Design Challenge (SADC) to include schools from eight countries and more than 400 students.

This program, piloted last year, is designed to engage students, ages 11-14, in hands-on math and science training to enable students to actively discover how these subjects relate to their everyday lives, while uncovering potential career opportunities.

The SADC program uses the A World In Motion curriculum, which was developed by the SAE Foundation and won the National Science Foundation's prestigious 2008 Public Service Award.

The program integrates science, math, technology, social studies and language arts by assigning students to a mock corporation to research, design, test and build electric gear-driven toy cars.

Students work in design teams of four to build a vehicle and write proposals, draw sketches, model designs and develop plans that meet the specific set of design requirements identified in market research.

Students share their results with their international peers via an online forum, designed to directly connect students at a global level.