Johns Hopkins Robo-Challenge 2011 - RULES
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Introduction:
The purpose of the Robotic Systems Challenge is to complement classroom instruction by providing students with a unique opportunity to apply classroom skills and knowledge in a fun and competitive environment. This year’s robotic systems challenge consists of four separate challenges. A short description of each is provided.
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Image from RSC 2009, copyright Johns Hopkins University
Image from RSC 2007, copyright Baltimore Sun
Image from RSC 2009, copyright Johns Hopkins University
Image from RSC 2007, copyright Baltimore Sun
Image from RSC 2009, copyright Johns Hopkins University
Categories:
Challenge 1: Petite Slalom
The Petite Slalom is a course in which competitors robots travel from the starting gate to the finish line while traveling through “gates.” The gates are selected from pre-determined points on the rough side of a 3’ x 6’ section of tempered hardboard. Teams will be able to practice on practice tracks they can construct from provided directions. When they arrive at the competition they will be told which gates they must pass through to get points. The most successful robots will traverse the course correctly and be the fastest to accomplish the route. Since all the points where gates can possibly be placed will be known in advance, teams will be able to program their robot to run segments of the course in preparation. They will then have to join these segments together at the competition to run through the correct gates. There are two categories of this slalom. Category 1 uses the Parallax Boebot and Category 2 is any other robot.Challenge 2: Mystery Course
Teams will arrive at the competition with no knowledge of what the course will be. The course will be some type of blind course that requires robotic sensors to maneuver. They must come to the challenge equipped with a complete Boebot and the knowledge required to effectively use the sensors provided in the kit. Teams will be given 90 minutes to assemble the sensors on the robot and program the robot. The course will not be available to the competitors during the programming and assembly phase. The students will place their robot in line when they feel they have programmed it successfully. All robots will be tested on progressively more difficult mazes, and will be ranked by time, with the fastest time on the most difficult stage being the winner.Challenge 3: Unleashing the Mad Scientist, Innovative Use of Board of Education
Teams will design an innovative and practical new use for the Basic Stamp Board of Education. They will display a working model of their idea in an oral presentation along with a written report. Teams will be judged on quality of the idea, operation of the prototype, the oral report and the written report. This challenge is designed to be the result of innovation and robotic exploration and is considered the premiere challenge of the day’s event.Challenge 4: Search and Destroy, Tumor Detection
Teams of Robotic Brain Tumor Surgeons will design and program their Boebots to find all the “tumors” (large white circles) at various unknown locations in the patient’s brain, a 3’ x 3’ enclosure (painted in matt black). The BoeBot will be placed in a random point inside the brain and should be able to detect the corners and sides of the enclosure and to search the entire brain for tumors on its own. When a tumor is found, the robot must signal to the surgeons(possiblty a buzzer or LED). The robot should stop once the entire brain has been searched. Teams will be judged on their robot’s ability to find all the tumors, time to complete the search, and efficiency. Bonus points will be awarded for creative signals!Challenge 5: So You Think Your Robot Can Dance
Teams will program an original dance routine for their robot. Choreography can include a combination of spins, repeated sequences, and other creative movements. Students are permitted to use any additional components (motors, sensors, etc.) and any robot kit. Multiple robots are also allowed to be used in the dance. Scoring will be based on the robot’s performance and the creativity of the dance routine.Can My Robot Compete?
The following table serves as an unofficial guide to what robot can compete in each event. Please read the specific event rules to verify that your robot can compete in the event you are hoping to enter. The Board of Education robot kit (B.O.E. Robot Kit) can compete in every event.| Allowable Robots | B.O.E. | NXT Kit | VEX Kit | LEGO Mindstorm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petite Slalom | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mystery Course | Yes | No | No | no |
| Innovative Use | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Robot Dance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Search and Destroy | Yes | No | No | No |
Documents:
Here you can download an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file with the all the rules.JHU Robotic Contest Rules [PDF] [432 KB]
Robot Sensor Rules:
For the BoeBot category competitions, only sensors that come with the standard BoeBot kit may be used. You may use as many of these sensors as you wish, but all sensors must be the same type as provided in a standard BoeBot kit. For challenges that include one category for the BoeBot and another category for any other robot, the sensor rule applies only to the BoeBot category. The "any robot" category may always use any sensor desired.The judges for each challenge will be inspecting the robots to ensure conformance to the sensor rules. If your robot uses a sensor other than the BoeBot's standard sensors, you may compete in the "any robot" category if this category exists for your particular challenge. Note that only some, and not all, of the challenges have an "any robot" category. If there is no "any robot" category for a particular challenge, then your robot will not be able to compete in that challenge unless the standard BoeBot sensors are used.
An OK Example:
The standard BoeBot kit comes with two IR sensors. If, for example, you happen to have four IR sensors (using two more from another BoeBot kit or ordering extra from Parallax) you may use all four of them in a BoeBot category challenge.
A Not OK Example:
The SumoBot from Parallax comes with special IR sensors that are optimized for detecting dark areas on a surface. This sensor is the QTI sensor. It is not ok to use this sensor on your BoeBot for a BoeBot category competition, because the QTI sensors have better performance than the BoeBot's IR sensors and using them would provide an unfair advantage.
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