Electronics/Robotics Competition
November 17th, 2012
General Guidelines:
· The competition will be held on April 28th 2012, at the Midtown II building of Harrisburg Area Community College.
· The competition will begin at 8:00 AM in room 103 with an introduction and guidelines.
· There will be five teams consisting of three students on each team. This may need to be modified the day of the competition.
· There will be three separate “games”. Each team will have two tries at each “game” with the highest score being used for the finals. (best of two tries)
· The winning team will be based on points accumulated at each “game” and totaled for a final score.
· Parents, friends and faculty are invited to watch.
· There will be a separate room for the teams to make adjustments between each competition.
Specific guidelines for each game
Game one: The maze
· The first competition is a maze made up of a pathway that your robot will need to follow from a starting point to a finish line.
· Your robot will be required to stay within the boundaries of the pathway (maze) and navigate through several turns to return to a finish line.
· 50 points will be awarded to the team with a robot that stays with in the pathway boundaries from the start line and crossing over the finish line.
· 10 points will be deducted if your robot touches the lines, or crosses over the lines.
· An additional10 points will be deducted if your robot does not stay within the markers placed throughout the course.
· 10 points will be deducted if your robot fails to follow the correct turn patterns of the course.
· The team who completes this event in the least amount of time will be the winner; second fastest time will be second, and so on. The winning team will receive 20 points; second will receive 15 points, third 10 points, fourth 5 points, and last 0 points. Accumulated points will be totaled upon completion of the course ( example: max score 50pts to finish & 20pts first during timing = 70pts)
Game two: The Box
· The second competition will be a four sided, enclosed box, with one opening large enough for your robot to exit. Your challenge will be to use the “whiskers” for your robot to “feel” its way around the box and exit through the single exit opening.
· The team whose robot contacts the three marked areas on each side of the box (35pts, 25pts, & 10pts) and makes an exit out of the prescribed opening (30pts) will be awarded 100 points. Points will be awarded for contacting each marked scoring area and for exiting out of the field.
· 30 points will be deducted if your robot contacts three walls but misses the exit opening.
· The team who completes this event in the least amount of time will be the winner; second fastest time will be second place, and so on. The winning team will receive 20 points; second will receive 15 points, third 10 points, fourth 5 points, and last 0 points. Accumulated points will be totaled upon completion of the course (example: 35pts & 20pts for hitting two of the marked sides, 3rd mark was missed, 15pts for 2nd in timing = 70pts). Max points for this event will total 120 points.
Game three: Pick up
· In the third and last event your robot will be required to travel to a destination, pick up an object, travel to another destination and drop the object into a receptacle.
· In this event you will be using the grippers to attach to your robot for transporting the object to its destination.
· Your team will be awarded 50 points if your robot travels from a start line to the object, you will be awarded 50 points for picking up the object, you will be awarded 50 points for transporting the object, using the grippers, releasing it within the marked circle around the receptacle, and finally being awarded 50 points if your robot successfully releases the object into the receptacle.
· Completion of this event is worth 200 points.
· The team with the best time will be declared the winner. The winning team will receive 20 points; second will receive 15 points, third 10 points, fourth 5 points, and last 0 points. (Example: 50pts for making it to the object’s circled area & 50pts for picking up the object, 50pt for placing the object into the circle, 0pts for missing the hole, 15pts for 2nd in timing = 165pts). Max points for this event will total 220 points.
Game Four: The Maze
· The first competition is a maze made up of a pathway that your robot will need to follow from a starting point to a finish line.
· Your robot will be required to stay within the boundaries of the pathway (maze) and navigate through several turns to return to a finish line.
· 50 points will be awarded to the team with a robot that stays with in the pathway boundaries from the start line and crossing over the finish line.
· 10 points will be deducted if your robot touches the lines, or crosses over the lines.
· An additional10 points will be deducted if your robot does not stay within the markers placed throughout the course.
· 10 points will be deducted if your robot fails to follow the correct turn patterns of the course.
· The team who completes this event in the least amount of time will be the winner; second fastest time will be second, and so on. The winning team will receive 20 points; second will receive 15 points, third 10 points, fourth 5 points, and last 0 points. Accumulated points will be totaled upon completion of the course ( example: max score 50pts to finish & 20pts first during timing = 70pts)
Game Five: The Maze
· The first competition is a maze made up of a pathway that your robot will need to follow from a starting point to a finish line.
· Your robot will be required to stay within the boundaries of the pathway (maze) and navigate through several turns to return to a finish line.
· 50 points will be awarded to the team with a robot that stays with in the pathway boundaries from the start line and crossing over the finish line.
· 10 points will be deducted if your robot touches the lines, or crosses over the lines.
· An additional10 points will be deducted if your robot does not stay within the markers placed throughout the course.
· 10 points will be deducted if your robot fails to follow the correct turn patterns of the course.
· The team who completes this event in the least amount of time will be the winner; second fastest time will be second, and so on. The winning team will receive 20 points; second will receive 15 points, third 10 points, fourth 5 points, and last 0 points. Accumulated points will be totaled upon completion of the course ( example: max score 50pts to finish & 20pts first during timing = 70pts)