Kick-Off Day Bison BEST Robotics - PowerPoint Presentation

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Kick-Off DayBison BEST Robotics

September 10, 2016

North Dakota State UniversitySlide2

WelcomeSlide3

Bison BEST TeamGary Smith Dean

Holly Erickson Hub Director

Alan Kallmeyer Game Coordinator

David Bertolini Co-Game Coordinator

Nancy Rossland Sponsor Coordinator

Tiffany Neuharth Logistics Coordinator

Nik Kukert Awards &

Judging Coordinator

Olivia Gravel

Volunteer Coordinator

Majura Selekwa Kit Coordinator

Jim Walter Teacher & Mentor Coach/Head Referee

Sheri Eberle Team Resource CoordinatorSlide4

Important Dates

Mall Day (Practice Day)

Saturday, Oct. 15

West Acres Mall

Game

Day

Friday Oct. 21: BEST Award Events & Practice Driving

Saturday, Oct. 22: Robotics Competition

Bentson-Bunker Field House, NDSU CampusSlide5

Regional Hubs Bison

BEST

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Jackrabbit BEST

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

Minnesota BEST

New London-Spicer School District

New London, MNSlide6

Regional Hubs

Falcon BEST

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH

Wolverine

BEST

Grove City College

Grove City, PA

Penn State DuBois

BEST

Penn State DuBois

DuBois, PASlide7

BEST LocationsSlide8

Regional Championship

Northern Plains BEST

NDSU SHAC

December 1 - 3, 2016

36 teams, representing six hubs will advance to this Regional Championship

BRI will NOT host a National Championship in 2016Slide9

Team Roll CallSlide10

Competition Awards

1

st

, 2

nd

, 3

rd

Place Robotics Competition

1

st

, 2

nd

, 3

rd

Place BEST AwardSlide11

Best Project Engineering Notebook AwardBest Marketing Presentation Award

Best Team Exhibit & Interview Award

Best Spirit & Sportsmanship Award

BEST Category AwardsSlide12

Robotics Finalist

Founders Award for Creative Design

Most Robust Robot

Top Gun Award

Software and Simulation Award

Special Competition AwardsSlide13

Most Photogenic RobotBest T-Shirt Award

Blood, Sweat, and Duct Tape Award

Teamwork Award

Best Mascot Award

Best Team Website

Best YouTube Video

Best CAD Design

Hub Director’s Choice

Teacher

of the

Year

Mentor

of the

Year

Bison BEST Special AwardsSlide14

Software Design &Simulation Award

Sponsored by

MathWorks

A separate award given as part of the Engineering Notebook

Demonstrate most efficient use of software program for their machine

Hub winner

Winners register online to be entered in for a $1000 cash prize

Total of 3 cash prizes from BRISlide15

Simulink Design AwardRegionals Award

Sponsored by

MathWorks

Open to all participating teams

One award and cash prize of $1500 presented at each regional competition

Due date:

November 28

th

To compete, you need:

BEST Simulink model

Optional short YouTube video describing your program

Short description of your Simulink model

For more information and for online submission, visit www.bestinc.orgSlide16

There are five categories of competition:

Project Engineering Notebook (30 points)

Marketing Presentation (25 points)

Team Exhibit and Interviews (20 points)

Spirit and Sportsmanship (10 points)

Robot Performance (15 points)

BEST

Award CategoriesSlide17

2016 GameSlide18

Game TeaserSlide19

Game Objectives

Utilize robotics to tackle a basic human necessity –

F

ood

P

roduction!

Design and build a robot to perform farming

operations:

Plant

corn seeds

Harvest

and deliver ripe corn

Harvest

and deliver hydroponic tomatoes

Harvest

and deliver hydroponic lettuce

Corral

and secure loose

pigs

and feed them

Water plantsSlide20

Field UnveilingSlide21

Game AnimationSlide22

You may now open your packet!Slide23

Field LayoutSlide24

Game OverviewOpen Field: Robots may move anywhere on the game field

Only area restricted for each team is the water valve

Spotters may load corn seeds into the chute, but may not touch any other items

Robots may not interfere with other robots in the No Blocking ZonesSlide25

Pig Pen (Starting Box)Robots start within the pig pen with the gate closed (magnetic latch)

Robot must start within a 2 ft cubeSlide26

Grain Silos & Seed Tray

Each team has 24 corn seeds (golf balls), located in the seed tray at the start of the match

Spotters load seeds into their team’s seed chute located on the grain silosSlide27

Corn PlotSeed planting troughs for corn seeds (24)

12 corn stalks of with ears ready for harvesting (paint rollers

)

– Stalks vary in height

Sprinkler heads – don’t get tangled up in them!Slide28

Corn Scoring BinLocated in the center of the field under the windmill

Five zones for scoring the corn ears

Corner zones are specific to each team

Center zone is a community area where teams share pointsSlide29

Hydroponic StandsT

omato vines loaded with tomatoes (whiffle balls) at varying heights

Lettuce bed with heads of lettuce (bath loofas) under the tomato vinesSlide30

Produce StandsTilt outwards from the field

Robots load produce (tomatoes and lettuce) into the stand to score pointsSlide31

Water ValvesTurn valve to water the crops

Off

On

Over

UnderSlide32

PigsPigs are scattered across the field to begin the match

Capture pigs and place them in the corral (with gate closed) to score points

Feed pigs corn to score additional pointsSlide33

No Blocking ZonesNo blocking zones located near pig pens, produce stands, and corn scoring bins

Other robots must vacate the zone when the primary robot is present (if tagged by the primary robot)Slide34

Corn Ear (paint roller)

Game Pieces

Tomato (whiffle ball)

Pig (squeaky toy)

Corn Seed (golf ball)

Lettuce (bath loofa)Slide35

Scoring

Game Piece

Scoring Details

Value

# of Pieces on Field

Water Valve

Under-

w

ater

or Overwater

Valve Handle final position moved from Off to Underwater or Overwater Zone

50

Water Valve in Optimum Position

Valve Handle final position moved to Optimal Water Zone

100

Pig Secured in Pen

Each Pig touching the floor within the pig pen, and gate closed magnetically

10

20

Heads of Lettuce

Lettuce in the lettuce section of the produce stand and touching the floor of the produce stand

15

16

Tomatoes

Tomato in the tomato section of the produce stand and touching the floor of the produce stand

20

64

Harvested Corn in Community Bin

Each corn supported by the floor of the center section of the bin under the windmill (worth 5 pointes/team)

5

96

Harvested Corn in Team Bin

Each corn supported by the section of the bin color coded for each team (includes the walls)

20

96

Corn Seeds Planted

Each seed within

a

planting hole and touching the bottom of the hole

10

24 per TeamSlide36

Bonuses

Game Piece

Scoring Details

Value

# of Pieces on Floor

BONUS

—

Feed

Pigs

Bonus for each Corn Ear touching the floor within the pig pen and gate closed magnetically. Maximum of one Corn Ear per Pig.

10

BONUS

—

Plant

and Harvest Corn

Bonus for every pair of corn (1 seed planted and 1 ear harvested and placed into the team’s bin).

30

BONUS

— Harvest Diversity

Bonus if team has scored at least 1 of each harvested crop (1 Corn, 1 Tomato, and 1 Lettuce

).

Only corn scored in the individual team’s bin will count for this bonus. The bonus can be repeated for times for a maximum of 200 points total per match.

50

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Scoring PositionsPigs must be inside the corral touching the carpet with the gate closedSlide38

Lettuce and tomatoes must touch the plywood surface to score

Scoring PositionsSlide39

Corn seeds must be fully in the hole to score

Scoring PositionsSlide40

Scoring PositionsCorn ears must be fully supported within the team’s bin to scoreSlide41

Scoring Positions

Corn ears in the community bin will be removed first

Any ears that fall into that bin will be scored as community corn (shared points)Slide42

Scoring Positions

Corn ears outside the bins will be removed next

Any ears that fall outside the bin will not be scoredSlide43

Tournament ProtocolSeeding Rounds:

8

matches per team

Team rankings based on the average of the points scored during the seeding matches, excluding the teams’ lowest score

Top 7 teams advance to Semi-Finals:

3 matches per team

8

th

team decided by single wild-card match from remaining teams with highest notebook scores

Team rankings based on total points accumulated during the semi-final matches

Top 4 teams advance to Finals:

3 matches per team

Team rankings based on total points accumulated during the final matchesSlide44

Q & ARead

Game-Specific Rules

Read

Online Q&A

Read

Generic Game Rules

Read

Generic Kit Notes

Reread

all of the above!Slide45

Social Media CampaignBEST Makes it Happen on Social Media!

::: Join in on the Weekly Spotlights :::

Official BEST

H

ashtag

::

#betthefarm2016

Official Bison BEST

H

ashtag

::

#bisonbest2016Slide46

AnnouncementsPacket Overview

Lunch

12:30 PM

(on your own)

Afternoon Workshops

1:30 – 3:30 PM

Field Inspection

12:30 – 3:30 PM

Kit Distribution

12:30 – 3:30 PMSlide47

Good Luck!Slide48

Social Media CampaignBEST Makes it Happen on Social Media!

Bison BEST Social Media

Facebook NDSU College of Engineering

Twitter @

stem_alliance

Website

ndsu.edu

/

coe

/

Official BEST Social Media

Facebook BEST Robotics

Twitter @BESTRobotics

Website Bestinc.org