MESA USA 2013-2014Overview of National Competition

& New Mexico Addendum

*Please review handbook for full details; this presentation is intended only as an introduction*

Prosthetic Arm Challenge 2013-2014

• Teams of 2-4 will develop a low cost prosthetic device to complete tasks for a classmate who recently lost part of her arm below the elbow

• 1st Place Middle & High School teams compete at Nationals in Portland, Oregon in June!

THREE COMPONENTS• PERFORMANCE TASK

HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL: 1) Distance Accuracy, 2) Object Relocation 3) Design EfficiencyHIGH SCHOOL ONLY: Dexterity

• TECHNICAL PAPER

• POSTER DISPLAY & PRESENTATION

THE PROSTHETIC ARM– NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS– PRE-TAX LIMIT OF $40 FOR

MATERIALS– TRANS-RADIAL (BELOW

ELBOW)– HAVE TERMINAL DEVICE

(GRIPPING PART) WITH AT LEAST 2 ARTIFICIAL FINGERS THAT OPEN & CLOSE BY USE OF THE ACTUATOR.

– TERMINAL DEVICE MUST EXTEND BEYOND TEAM MEMBER’S HAND

PROSTHETIC ARM CONTINUED…– THE PROSTHETIC INTERFACE (SOCKET CONNECTION BETWEEN

TERMINAL DEVICE & BODY) MUST ATTACH BETWEEN ELBOW AND WRIST & EXTEND AT LEAST 3 INCHES FROM TEAM MEMBER’S WRIST ALONG THE FOREARM

– ACTUATOR (PART THAT ACTIVATES & CONTROLS TERMINAL DEVICE) CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY THE TEAM MEMBER’S OWN HAND OR OPPOSITE ELBOW, FOREARM OR HAND

– ONLY THE TERMINAL DEVICE CAN BE USED TO GRAB & RELEASE OBJECTS

– TEAM MEMBER WILL HAVE WRIST, HAND, & FINGERS IMMOBILIZED FOR TASKS

INSPECTION & IMPOUND

• DEVICE MUST BE READY AT TIME OF INSPECTION & IMPOUND

• TURNED IN AT INSPECTION:– ITEMIZED BUDGET – TECHNICAL PAPER – REPAIR PARTS & MATERIALS

REPAIR KIT

DISTANCE ACCURACY TASK (GRAB & TOSS)

• PURPOSE: – GRAB OBJECTS OF

VARYING SIZE– LIFT OBJECTS VERTICALLY– CORRECTLY TIME RELEASE

OF OBJECT

• OBJECTIVE: SUCCESSFULLY THROW AS MANY BALLS INTO BUCKETS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

TEST AREA

• 75 CM HIGH TABLE SURROUNDED BY 1 METER “WORKING AREA” (ONLY 1 STUDENT PERMITTED IN WORKING AREA DURING TRIAL)

• FILEBOX LID ON TOP OF TABLE TO HOLD BALLS FOR TOSSING

• TAPED LAUNCH LINE

• BUCKETS TAPED & SPACED AT 2 METERS, 3.5 METERS, AND 5 METERS FROM LAUNCH LINE

• 3 TENNIS BALLS, 3 (2 INCH) VINYL KICKBALLS, 3 PING PONG BALLS

PREPARATION FOR DISTANCE ACCURACY TRIAL

• 1 MINUTE TO: – PREPARE & DEMONSTRATE ARM

– PLACE BALLS ANYWHERE IN BOX ON TABLE

– PLACE FILEBOX LID ANYWHERE ON TABLE

– STAND OUTSIDE OF WORKING AREA WHEN READY TO BEGIN OR AT END OF 1 MINUTE; IF NOT READY= MISTRIAL

TASK DETAILS• JUDGE GIVES START ORDER & STARTS TIMER• 1 MINUTE TO GRAB & TOSS BALLS INTO BUCKETS• CANNOT TOSS BALLS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF BOX LID

OR ON GROUND

TRIAL ENDS WHEN: – TEAM CALLS END WHEN 3 BALLS HAVE BEEN ACCURATELY

TOSSED INTO BUCKETS– OR 1 MINUTE HAS PASSED– OR TEAM HAS THROWN ALL AVAILABLE BALLS

• KEEP BEST SCORE OF 2 TRIALS

• MISTRIAL:– IF TEAM TOSSES MORE THAN 1 BALL AT A TIME– ANY PART OF PROSTHETIC ARM OR MEMBER’S BODY

CROSSES LAUNCH LINE

OBJECT RELOCATION TASK

PURPOSE: DEMONSTRATE DEVICE’S ABILITY TO:

– GRAB OBJECTS OF VARYING SIZE, SHAPE, CONSISTENCY & WEIGHT

– LIFT OBJECTS VERTICALLY & MOVE LATERALLY

– PLACE OBJECTS IN CONTAINER

TESTING AREA

• 6 FOOT TABLE IS DIVIDED INTO 3 ZONES – OPPOSITE ENDS: TASKS AREAS– MIDDLE: “THE VOID”

• TEAM HAS 1 MINUTE TO PLACE CRATE IN TASK AREA OF CHOICE, READY ARM & DEMONSTRATE FUNCTIONING ARM TO JUDGE

• 15 OBJECTS (SEE HANDBOOK) WILL BE PLACED RANDOMLY IN OPPOSITE TASK AREA

• AT END OF 1 MINUTE, COMPETING MEMBER STANDS OUTSIDE WORKING AREA; IF NOT READY =MISTRIAL

TASK DETAILS

• JUDGE GIVES START ORDER & STARTS TIMER• 1 MINUTE TO CARRY OBJECTS OVER THE “VOID” & PLACE IN CRATE (NO

TOSSING OBJECTS)• IF OBJECT FALLS ON FLOOR IT MUST BE PICKED UP BY THE PROSTHETIC &

PLACED IN THE TASK AREA• OBJECT MAY BE SLID TO EDGE OF TABLE TO BE LIFTED BUT NOT SLID INTO

THE “VOID”• JUDGE WILL STOP TIMER WHEN ALL OBJECTS ARE IN CRATE OR AFTER 1

MINUTE• BROKEN OBJECTS OR OBJECTS STILL HELD BY DEVICE AT END OF TIME WILL

NOT COUNT

• KEEP BEST SCORE OF 2 TRIALS• SEE HANDBOOK FOR SCORING DETAILS

DEXTERITY TASK• PURPOSE: DEMONSTRATE DEVICE’S ABILITY

TO– DEMONSTRATE FINE MOTOR CONTROL– GRASP SMALL OBJECTS– ROTATE AN OBJECT AROUND AN AXIS

• OBJECTIVE: SECURE ALL NUTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE ONTO CORRESPONDING BOLTS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

TEST AREA• 6 FOOT TABLE WITH 2 60CM

AREAS TAPED OFF

• 1 METER TAPED “WORKING AREA”PERIMETER AROUND TABLE

• WOOD TESTING DEVICE WITH 3 PREDRILLED HOLES

SEE HANDBOOK FOR DEVICE, NUTS, AND BOLTS SPECIFICATIONS

1 MINUTE TO PREPARE FOR TASK

• READY PROSTHETIC ARM & DEMONSTRATE FUNCTIONING PROSTHETIC TO JUDGE

• SET UP DEXTERITY MATERIALS (NUTS, BOLTS, TESTING BOARD) AS DESIRED & TESTING AREA

• STAND OUTSIDE WORKING AREA & NOTIFY JUDGE WHEN READY

• (IF NOT READY IN 1 MINUTE= MISTRIAL)

TASK DETAILS CONTINUED• JUDGE STARTS TRIAL & TIMER

• 2 MINUTES TO SECURE ALL 3 HEX NUTS & BOLTS TO BOARD

• DEVICE MUST REMAIN IN TESTING AREA & FLAT BOTTOM BOARD IN CONTACT WITH TABLE (BOARD CAN BE ROTATED)

• GRAB 1 HEX BOLT BY THE TERMINAL DEVICE & INSERT INTO PRE-DRILLED HOLE

• GRAB HEX NUT WITH TERMINAL DEVICE & SECURE ONTO BOLT

• *note this year’s competition does not include use of wrenches (photo is from 2012-13)

TASK DETAILS CONTINUED…• HEX NUT MUST COMPLETELY PASS A

MARKING ON BOLT TO BE SCORED IN THE HIGHER ZONE

• SELECT ANY ORDER TO COMPLETE TASK

• CAN HOLD THE BOLT WITH UNENCUMBERED HAND ONLY BY THE HEAD OF BOLT; NO TWISTING OF BOLT WITH THIS HAND ALLOWED!!

• IF BOLT OR NUT IS DROPPED IT MUST BE PLACED ON THE TABLE OUTSIDE OF THE TESTING AREA

TRIAL ENDS

• TEAM MAY CALL TIME AFTER ALL 3 NUTS & BOLTS ARE SECURED

• OR 2 MINUTES HAVE PASSED

• KEEP BEST SCORE OF 2 TRIALS

• NOTE: DROPPED ITEMS THAT ARE NOT RETURNED TO TABLE RESULT IN FULL TIME SCORE GIVEN

• IF MEMBER AIDS IN SECURING THE BOLT WITH UNENCUMBERED HAND= MISTRIAL

• See handbook for full scoring details

Technical PaperOBJECTIVE: To offer a close examination of your team’s engineering design

process, as it related to all major design choices and STEM concepts.* Must be written by students; outside help must be acknowledged in paper

REQUIRED ELEMENTS:– Title Page– Table of Contents– Introduction– Discussion– Conclusions– Recommendations– Bibliography– Acknowledgements– Appendix

FORMATTING• Typed ,12 pt Times New

Roman• 1 inch margins• Double spaced• 5-15 pages• PDF preferred/MS Word

Accepted

ACADEMIC POSTER PRESENTATION

OBJECTIVE: To overview the functionality of the team’s final device. Teams will present their device & relevant aspects of the design process from their technical paper.

• MAXIMUM OF 10 MINUTES• ALL MEMBERS PARTICIPATE & KNOWLEDGABLEOF KEY

CONCEPTS• PROVIDE A COHERANT & ENGAGING PRESENTATION• DESIGN POSTER REQUIRED & USE VISUAL AIDS

See handbook for full requirements & scoring.

DISPLAY POSTER REQUIRED ELEMENTS

• ABSTRACT • DESIGN FEATURES &

DRAWINGS• RESULTS/DATA• ANALYSIS• CONCLUSION &

RECOMMENDATIONS

MISCELLANEOUS

• Wall, Easel, or Table Space Provided

• Use text, photos, graphics, charts, models

• Include info about modifications to design

• No electronic media• Include Engineering Notebook • No elements from previous

year’s display allowed• See size options in handbook

SEE HANDBOOK FOR MORE DETAILS & HELPFUL TIPS FOR YOUR POSTER!

NEW MEXICO MESA ADDENDUM

• 1 MESA USA team per school allowed to register• Students MESA paperwork due by January 24th

• 2 alternates can be named/only 4 members allowed to attend

• Webinars, FAQ’S & resources found at nmmesa.org• Advisors will be given a password to access MESA

USA curriculum to assist in preparing

NM MESA USA QUALIFICATION ROUNDS

ROUND 1: TEAM PRE-REGISTRATION– DUE 5PM JANUARY 24TH, 2014 (in conjunction with MESA Day pre-reg)

ROUND 2: PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL*see project proposal specifics in handbook

– COMPLETED AT MESA DAY FEBRUARY 24TH, 2014– STUDENTS CANNOT COMPETE IN BOTH MESA USA & MESA DAY– TEAMS NOTIFIED OF ACCEPTANCE FOR MESA USA-STATE COMPETITION BY

FEB 28, 2014– UP TO 5 TOP MS & HS TEAMS ACCEPT TO STATE COMPETITION

ROUND 3: FINAL STATE COMPETITION– COMPETE IN ALL TESTING REQUIREMENTS APRIL 11TH – FINAL TECHNICAL PAPER DUE 5PM MARCH 31, 2014

MESA USA-STATE LOGISTICS• APRIL 11TH, 2014• ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE• TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED• LODGING PROVIDED FOR TEAM & 1 ADVISOR• MEALS PROVIDED DAY OF EVENT

GOOD LUCK & SEE YOU THERE!

LAST YEAR’S PARTICIPANTS AT MESA USA NATIONALS, 2013