The Competition Track Summer 2018 Infinity Wars Dr. Amit Jariwala Adapted from Spring 2018 competition created by Dr. Thomas R. Kurfess
Announcements Hack-a-Thing Competition Total five awards Top 3 scholarship awards totaling $10,000 Additional 2 TI prizes totaling $5,000 Phase 1: Submit abstract by 4 th June (http://hackathing.gatech.edu/registration/) Phase 2: Video demo 24 th Sept (top 50) Phase 3: Semi-finals 10-12 October (top 20) Finals on 19 th October (top 5) Teams of max 5 GT students from any discipline Up to $500 reimbursement to all semi-finalists 2 / 25
Mechatronics Manual Quiz (#1) 10 minutes to compete the quiz 3 / 25
The Arena Gateway 2.5 ft. φ Teleportation Chair 2 ft. φ 7 ft. Starting Volume 2 ft. 30 in. 1.5 ft. 1 ft. 4 / 25
Thanos and Thor s Weapon Thanos Thor s Weapon 5 / 25
Thanos and Thor s Weapon in Black Universe 12 12 Note: Drawing not to Scale 6 / 25
Infinity Stones / Rocks 7 / 25
Teleportation Chair Cut Away View Top View Gems Rocks Side View ~4 ~12.0 8 / 25
The Arena Gateway 2.5 ft. φ Teleportation Chair 2 ft. φ 7 ft. Starting Volume 2 ft. 30 in. 1.5 ft. 1 ft. 9 / 25
The Gauntlet 10 / 25
The Teleportation Chair 11 / 25
Starting Zone Avengers Mansion 30 in. Starting Zone 30 in. 12 / 25
Points Task Point Value Take the Gem, Not the Rock Gem = 5, Rock = -7 Expel Thanos -13 per Thanos Retrieve Thor s Weapon 17 per Thor s Weapon Gauntlet Partially in Universe 2X Gem points Gauntlet Completely in Universe 3X Gem points Gauntlet Partially in Avengers Mansion 3X Gem points and cancel rock score Gauntlet Completely in Avengers Mansion 7X Gem points and cancel rock score 13 / 25
Scoring Machine Performance = 15% of your grade 5 Points = 1% of your grade 14 / 25
Important Events Expelling Thanos Individual Week 5 (12-14 June) Expel Thanos and collect Gauntlet with shield down Week 6 (19-21 June) Team Thanos, Gems, Rocks and The Gauntlet with shield up Week 7 (26-28 June) Qualifying Round Integrated System with retrieving Thor s weapon Week 8 (5-6 July) Last Lecture on 9 th July Design Review, 13 July, 5 6 PM Final Competition, 13 July, 6:15 PM Final Written & Oral Reports Week 10 (17-19 July) In studio 15 / 25
Schedule for Qualifying Competition School break during Tuesday and Wednesday of week 8 during which the Qualifying competition is scheduled. Teams need to sign-up for a specific time slot for the qualifying competition as follows: Thursday, 5 th July 12-1pm or 6-7pm Friday, 6 th July 12-1pm; 1-2pm or 2-3pm Signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ba9ae29a6f58-qualifying 16 / 25
Scoring (Design Review) Friday, 13 July, 5-6 PM, Love Atrium 5% of your overall course grade Scaled based on your performance best score receives 5% worst score receives 0% Science Fair Mode Variety of Judges Areas ingenuity aesthetics oral presentation 17 / 25
Week 5 Studio Scoring 5 points = 1% grade Expel Thanos Individual Run your machine up to 3 times Sum up the points you score in 5 minutes 1 score per Thanos successfully defeated, so max 3 scores possible Complete DQ (3 times) results in -3 score. Using your home zone (1 track segment) Energy from 2 mouse traps and gravity Comparison to entire class Score points linearly interpolated to individual points between 1 to 5 Score of -3 means 1 individual point Score of +3 means 5 individual points 18 / 25
Week 6 Studio Scoring 10 points = 2% grade Expel Thanos and retrieve Gauntlet with shied down Team Run your machine up to 3 times Sum up the points you score in 7 minutes Teleportation Chair will not be operational Full complement of energy sources Comparison to the entire class 3 to 10 possible points using linear interpolation Complete DQ (3 times) results in 0 points 19 / 25
Week 7 Studio Scoring 15 points = 3% grade Expel Thanos, collect Gems, discard Rocks and retrieve Gauntlet Run your machine up to 3 times Sum up the points you score in 7 minutes Using complete operational Teleportation Chair Full complement of energy sources Comparison to the entire class 5 to 15 possible points using linear interpolation Complete DQ (3 times) results in 0 points Blocking the competition from accessing the Gauntlet will also result in an automatic DQ. In other words, no part of your machine can go outside of your home universe zone (triangle), when the shield is up. 20 / 25
Week 8 Qualifying Competition Scoring 20 points = 4% grade Competition in designated cluster Top system receives 20 points Lowest scoring system receives 10 points All other scores will be linearly interpolated between 10 and 20 points based on ranking Complete DQ (3 times) results in 0 points. Guarantee of at least 3 runs per team Seed for final competition. 21 / 25
Scoring (Performance) Gems and Rocks Score = Infinity Stone Score = 5(# of Infinity Stones) 7(# of Rocks) Thanos -13 point per Thanos (any part in your home Universe zone) Thor s Weapon 17 points per Weapon (must be completely in your home Universe zone) Retrieving The Gauntlet 2X Gem points points for partial in universe 3X Gem points points for complete in universe 3X Gem points and cancel rock score for partial in Avengers Mansion 7X Gem points and cancel rock score for completely in Avengers Mansion 22 / 25
Scoring (Performance) Everyone runs at least 2 head-to-head competitions 2 winners out of 4 per head-to-head competition Cannot win with zero performance in first 2 rounds Coin toss for 0 or less point ties after round 2 Performance score is given by (maximum of 25). Performance Points= ( number of rounds competed in) 2 23 / 25
Tie Breaking 1. Securing the Gauntlet 2. Gem score 3. Thor s Weapon score 4. Thanos score 5. Coin toss 24 / 25
What You Have Energy only from Controller box Pneumatic tank 5 mouse traps gravity Actuators 2 DC motor 2 solenoids 2 pneumatic pistons Your box may only power these actuators Sensors which are IR range detector several micro-switches More details are here: http://2110.me.gatech.edu/sites/default/fil es/documents/mechatronics/me2110_me chatronicskitcomponents_replacementins tructions_sum16.pdf You may also purchase additional sensors Budget less than $100. 25 / 25
Important Points Initial starting size (no blooming) Robustness Ease of set-up Interacting with other teams Wanton destruction not permitted Spirit of the rules vs. letter of the rules Read handout for complete rules Machines must start in a 12x24x18 volume Rulings by Faculty are final and binding Confirm expenses with team members before making purchases 26 / 25
The Arena Gateway 2.5 ft. φ Teleportation Chair 2 ft. φ 7 ft. Starting Volume 2 ft. 30 in. 1.5 ft. 1 ft. 27 / 25