College Czar

Friends, finally ZEAL 2010 is upon us. Today at 9:30 AM our Hon. Principal will inaugrate ZEAL '10, with the fresh theme 'Retro'.
FOr the next 3 days prepare to be dazzled and entertained by the various fun events taking place all over VCET.

Today VCET organised a robotics competition under the banner of CSI.

There was noticable excitement as various teams lined up for the event from 9:00 AM.

The wired/wireless robot competition was held first. The teams had to make their way through a series of obstacles, desgined specifically to make the challenge exciting.

The winner in this event was a bright group from VCET, the winners were a bunch of FEs from 'D' division.

The other event of 'Line Following' robots was won by a group of SEs. The group members are: Bhaskar Bandyopadhyay, Aviraj Jadhav , Akshay Hindole , Mitul Tailor.
Here is the winning robot:

Event: iRobot
Date: 12th March 2010
Time: 9.00 am onwards.
Place: Vidyavardhini's COE and Technology
Entry fees: Rs 30/- per team. Event will comprise of two separate sub events:

1) Wired and wireless Robotics.
2) Autonomous Robotics

Rules for: 1) Wired or wireless Robotics:
1)Participation are allowed to make wired or wireless controlled robots.
2)The dimensions of the robot should not exceed 9x9 inches. Failure in this regard will lead to disqualification.
3)A single controller will the same robot throughout the event (may be different for other event). Swapping of robot or controller is not allowed.
4)Disassembly or breaking off of any part resulting in debris on the track will lead to disqualification of the machines. The decision regarding the same will be at sole discreation of event co-ordinators.
5)Use of sets and Lego sets is prohibited. The use of readymade gear assemblies and manufactured assemblies is not allowed.
6)At no point during the race should the connecting wires be taut. Failure to observe this constraint will lead to disqualification.
7)The Participants are requested to bring their own power supplies and related equipments. They will be responsible for their own equipment.
8)Event co-ordinators shall be final and binding.
9)Event co-ordinators reserve a right to call a retry depending on the merit of the situation.
10)Rules and regulation are the subject to minor changes.

2)RULES FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS:
Aim:

The main aim of a robot to traverse from the start point to the end circle in the shortest amount of time. Each robot will be given 10 minutes in which they can start the attempt maximum 3 times and the best time of a single run is used to determine the results. The robot may encounter a tee junction or + junction or simple left/right turns. Robots that can learn the maze on one run, and use that information to create an optimized path for additional runs, will achieve better times rather than robots running random searches each run.

Team Specifications:

1. A team should consist of a minimum of one & a maximum of four members from the same college.
2. No student can participate in more than 1 teams.
3. Teams containing any such students shall be immediately disqualified.

Maze Specifications: Will be given 10 days prior to the event. Sample maze:



Click to download file for tips

Robot Specifications: Dimensions of robot should not exceed 20cm x 20cm. No readymade metal chassis will be allowed. However participants may use readymade microcontrollers, sensors etc. Participants violating this rule will be disqualified.

Rules and procedure:

Each robot will be allowed three attempts to solve the maze, the shortest time being used for final scoring. Timing starts when the robot begins moving and ends when any part of the robot touches the finish circle. The robot will remain under the supervision of the course official between attempts and the course official will be the one who controls the robot during each attempt. The robot may not leave the maze at anytime. The robot is considered to have left the maze if some part of the body is not directly above the line it was traveling along. If a course official deems the robot to have left the maze, the course official may levy a 10 second penalty and permit the robot to be restarted at the point the robot left the maze. In such an event the course official will instruct the contestant to gather their robot and prepare to continue. After 10 seconds has elapsed the course official will indicate to the contestant that it is OK for the robot to resume the contest. The robot is not allowed to "jump" from following one path to another; if it does it will be considered to have left the maze (see above). It is permissible for the robot to be deactivated and reactivated when indicated by the course official or the robot may be picked up and held until the course official indicates that it may resume. The robot does not have to travel via the shortest or most efficient path and it may back-track over paths as needed. A robot is allowed to continue after it reaches the finish; it just will not receive the bonus, its score will be based on the time the robot first reached the finish circle. The robot is allowed to memorize the maze during any run and use this information in a later run to improve it's time.

Scoring: A 10 second penalty is accessed (i.e. added to the total time) if a robot leaves the line (i.e. no part of its body is over the line).A 10 second bonus is awarded (i.e. subtracted from the total time) if the robot stops for at least 10 seconds over the finish circle and in some way indicates its completion of the maze. The indication could be a sound, flashing lights, talking or "dancing", as long as it is clear to the judges that the robot knows it has found the finish. The fastest time of the three runs will be recorded as the final score for the robot, plus any penalties and minus any bonus. Winning: The robot with the lowest score is the winner. Robots that have completed the maze are ranked from lowest score to highest. Should a tie occur, then the least number of penalties shall be used. Should a tie still exist, then the second fastest time will be used.

NOTE: Organizers possess the rights to change the rules at any point before the event. Participants must bring their college Identity Cards and Registration Receipt on the day of the event.

For Details Contact :
Nihar : 9970554193
Sanyukta: 9820135141