KickOff Day Bison BEST Robotics September 10 2016
Kick-Off Day Bison BEST Robotics September 10, 2016 North Dakota State University
Welcome
Bison BEST Team Gary Smith Holly Erickson Alan Kallmeyer David Bertolini Nancy Rossland Tiffany Neuharth Nik Kukert Olivia Gravel Majura Selekwa Jim Walter Sheri Eberle Dean Hub Director Game Coordinator Co-Game Coordinator Sponsor Coordinator Logistics Coordinator Awards & Judging Coordinator Volunteer Coordinator Kit Coordinator Teacher & Mentor Coach/Head Referee Team Resource Coordinator
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 Campus
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, MN
Regional Hubs Falcon BEST Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH Wolverine BEST Grove City College Grove City, PA Penn State Du. Bois BEST Penn State Du. Bois, PA
BEST Locations
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 2016
Team Roll Call
Competition Awards 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd Place Robotics Competition 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd Place BEST Award
BEST Category Awards Best Project Engineering Notebook Award Best Marketing Presentation Award Best Team Exhibit & Interview Award Best Spirit & Sportsmanship Award
Special Competition Awards Robotics Finalist Founders Award for Creative Design Most Robust Robot Top Gun Award Software and Simulation Award
Bison BEST Special Awards Most Photogenic Robot Best T-Shirt Award Blood, Sweat, and Duct Tape Award Teamwork Award Best Mascot Award Best Team Website Best You. Tube Video Best CAD Design Hub Director’s Choice Teacher of the Year Mentor of the Year
Software Design & Simulation Award • Sponsored by Math. Works • 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 BRI
Simulink Design Award Regionals Award • Sponsored by Math. Works • 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 You. Tube video describing your program • Short description of your Simulink model • For more information and for online submission, visit www. bestinc. org
BEST Award Categories 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)
2016 Game
Game Teaser
Game Objectives Utilize robotics to tackle a basic human necessity – Food Production! 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 plants
Field Unveiling
Game Animation
You may now open your packet!
Field Layout
Game Overview • Open 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 Zones
Pig Pen (Starting Box) • Robots start within the pig pen with the gate closed (magnetic latch) • Robot must start within a 2 ft cube
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 silos
Corn Plot • Seed 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!
Corn Scoring Bin • Located 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 points
Hydroponic Stands • Tomato vines loaded with tomatoes (whiffle balls) at varying heights • Lettuce bed with heads of lettuce (bath loofas) under the tomato vines
Produce Stands • Tilt outwards from the field • Robots load produce (tomatoes and lettuce) into the stand to score points
Water Valves • Turn valve to water the crops Off Over On Under
Pigs • Pigs 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 points
No Blocking Zones • No 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)
Game Pieces Corn Ear (paint roller) Corn Seed (golf ball) Lettuce (bath loofa) Tomato (whiffle ball) Pig (squeaky toy)
Game Piece Scoring Details # of Pieces Value on Field Water Valve Underwater 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 in the lettuce section of the produce stand touching the floor of the produce stand 15 16 Tomatoes Tomato in the tomato section of the produce stand 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 Team
Bonuses Game Piece BONUS — Feed Pigs BONUS — Plant and Harvest Corn BONUS — Harvest Diversity Scoring Details Bonus for each Corn Ear touching the floor within the pig pen and gate closed magnetically. Maximum of one Corn Ear per Pig. Bonus for every pair of corn (1 seed planted and 1 ear harvested and placed into the team’s bin). 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. # of Pieces Value on Floor 10 30 50
Scoring Positions • Pigs must be inside the corral touching the carpet with the gate closed
Scoring Positions • Lettuce and tomatoes must touch the plywood surface to score
Scoring Positions • Corn seeds must be fully in the hole to score
Scoring Positions • Corn ears must be fully supported within the team’s bin to score
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)
Scoring Positions • Corn ears outside the bins will be removed next • Any ears that fall outside the bin will not be scored
Tournament Protocol Seeding 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 matches
Q&A Read Game-Specific Rules Read Online Q&A Read Generic Game Rules Read Generic Kit Notes Reread all of the above!
Social Media Campaign BEST Makes it Happen on Social Media! : : : Join in on the Weekly Spotlights : : : Official BEST Hashtag : : #betthefarm 2016 Official Bison BEST Hashtag : : #bisonbest 2016
Announcements Packet 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 PM
Good Luck!
Social Media Campaign BEST Makes it Happen on Social Media! Official BEST Social Media Facebook BEST Robotics Twitter @BESTRobotics Website Bestinc. org Bison BEST Social Media Facebook NDSU College of Engineering Twitter @stem_alliance Website ndsu. edu/coe/
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