2ND ANNUAL MAVBOT COMPETITION!!!

2nd Annual MAVBOT Competition Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012 Location: Centennial Student Union (CSU) Room 253/4/5 Minnesota State University, Mankato Time: 9-12noon

Eligibility and Registration

Anyone may enter a robot. Teams of any size (i.e. one or more persons) can enter robots however no more than two robots may be entered by any team. Pre-registration is REQUIRED by Nov 9, 2012 by sending an email to Dr. Vince Winstead (vincent.winstead@mnsu.edu). The email must contain MAVBOT 2012 in the subject line. In the body of the email please include the team name, team size (number of team members) and the number of robots. On-site registration is scheduled for 9am-9:30am the day of the competition. Each team must present its robot(s) at registration for inspection during the registration period prior to the competition. All robots must be complete and ready to compete prior to on-site registration.

Competition Scoring

All timing and scoring will be conducted by on-site staff. The competition judge is the final authority on the interpretation of all rules and decisions. Teams are allowed to challenge scoring decisions prior to completion of the competitions.

Safety

Contest officials may stop a robot at any time if it is perceived to be a hazard to people, facilities or other equipment. The use of pyrotechnics, explosives or chemicals will not be permitted in the competition.

Competition Description – Line Follower Time Trial

Goal: Build a small autonomous robot which follows a 3/4 inch thick black line through a course and reached the finish in the least amount of time.

Rules: The robot must be autonomous and restricted to fitting within a cube having dimension 15cm x 15cm x 15cm including all sensors. The track will consist of white paper or poster board with ~3/4 inch wide electrician's tape used for the line. The line will have sharp and smooth curves. All robots will be placed at the same end of the line to start. Teams will have an opportunity to make three runs on the track. The lowest successful timed run will be used. Robots will have an a maximum of five minutes to complete each run. A run will be disqualified if any part of the robot is more than 15cm away from the track or has clearly stopped tracking the line or if the robot is lifted off the ground. Touching or turning a robot is allowed but each infraction adds 10 seconds to the time during a run. Only one team member is allowed near the robot during a run.

Participant Level: Novice Class Track (Middle School Students), Advanced Class Track (High School and College Students)

Awards

First, Second and Third Place trophies will be awarded in both classes.

Links

Link to a design that you can build for the competition (http://mavdisk.mnsu.edu/winstv/MAVBOT_PROTOTYPE/MAVBOT_PROTOTYPE.htm)