The Competition TrackSpring 2018Infinity Wars
Thomas R. Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E.HUSCO/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control
Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia USA
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The Arena
21 ft.
1.5 ft.
2 ft.
Gateway2.5 ft.
Teleportation Chair2 ft.
Starting Volume
7 ft.
30 in.
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Thanos and Hulk
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12”
Hulk and Thanos in Black Universe
4Note: Drawing not to Scale
12”
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Infinity Stones / Rocks
5
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Teleportation Chair – Cut Away View
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Gems
Rocks
Top View
~12.0”
~4”
Side View
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The Arena
71 ft.
1.5 ft.
2 ft.
Gateway2.5 ft.
Teleportation Chair2 ft.
Starting Volume
7 ft.
30 in.
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The Gauntlet
8
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The Teleportation Chair
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Starting Zone – Avengers’ Mansion
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30 in.
30 in.
Starting Zone
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Points
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Task Point ValueTake the Gem, Not the Rock Gem = 5 , Rock = -10Hulk Homecoming 17 per HulkExpel Thanos -13 per ThanosGauntlet Partially in Universe 2X Gem pointsGauntlet Completely in Universe 3X Gem pointsGauntlet Partially in Avengers’ Mansion 3X Gem points and cancel rock scoreGauntlet Completely in Avengers’ Mansion 7X Gem points and cancel rock score
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Scoring
Machine Performance = 15% of your grade 5 Points = 1% of your grade
Maximum Points Breakdown 5 (1% of your Grade) Thanos Expulsion – Individual
10 (2% of your Grade) Hulk Homecoming15 (3% of your Grade) Preliminary (Gems, Rocks and Gauntlet)20 (4% of your Grade) Qualifying Round25 (5% of your Grade) Performance
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Important Events
Expelling Thanos – Individual– Week 7 (19-23 February)
Hulk Homecoming – Team– Week 8 (26 February-2 March) – Team
Gems, Rocks and The Gauntlet– Week 10 (12-16 March)
Qualifying Round – Integrated Operational System– Week 12 (26-30 March)– Last Lecture Wednesday, 4 April 3 PM, Clough 144
Design Review, 6 April, 5 – 6 PM Final Competition, 6 April, 6:15 PM Final Written & Oral Reports
– Week 13 (9-13 April)– In studio
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Reports
Week 7 (19-23 February)– Last Lecture (21 February)– Expel Thanos– No reports
Week 8 (26 February-2 March)– Hulk Homecoming– Planning report
• Written report• Video report• Elevator speech
Week 9 (5-9 March)– Integration
Week 10 (12-16 March October)– Gems, Stones and the Gauntlet– Evaluation report
• Written report• Video report• Elevator speech
Week 11 (19-23 March) – Spring Break
Week 12 (26-30 March)– Qualifying Round– Written report (draft final)– Informal oral report (no video)
Week 13 (2-6 April)– No formal studios– Final Competition– Studios close 8 PM 5 April
Week 14 (9-13 April)– Written reports due in studio– Video reports– Elevator speech random assignment
Oral Reports– Video– 1 minute elevator speech
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Scoring (Design Review)
Friday, 6 November, 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
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Scoring (Subsystems)
Expel Thanos – Individual– Run your machine up to 3 times– Sum up the points you score in 5 minutes– 1 point per Thanos successfully defeated– Using your home zone (1 track segment)– Energy from 2 mouse traps and gravity– Comparison to entire class– 0 to 3 possible points using linear interpolation– Complete DQ (3 times) results in -3 points.
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Scoring (Subsystems)
Hulk Homecoming – Team– Run your machine up to 3 times– Sum up the points you score in 7 minutes– 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.
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Scoring (Subsystems)
Gems, Rocks and the Gauntlet – Team– 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– Shield down
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Scoring (Qualifying Round)
Competition in studio 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.
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Scoring (Performance)
Gems and Rocks– Score = Infinity Stone Score = 5(# of Infinity Stones) – 10(# of Rocks)
Thanos– -13 point per Thanos (any part in your home zone)
Hulk– 17 points per Hulk (must be completely in your home 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
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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).
2P e r fo rm a n c e P o in ts= n u m b e r o f ro u n d s c o m p e te d in
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Tie Breaking
1. Securing the Gauntlet 2. Gem score3. Hulk score4. Thanos score5. Coin toss
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What You Have
Energy only from– Controller box– Pneumatic tank– 5 mouse traps– gravity
Actuators– 1 DC motor– 1 stepper motor– 2 solenoids– 2 pneumatic pistons
Your box may only power these actuators
Sensors which are– IR range detector– several micro-switches
You may also purchase additional sensors
Budget less than $100.
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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
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The Arena
251 ft.
1.5 ft.
2 ft.
Gateway2.5 ft.
Teleportation Chair2 ft.
Starting Volume
7 ft.
30 in.
