SiM-BOT

This event requires you to make a fully autonomous line follower with a difference. The difference is that there will be plenty of obstacles to stop your bot and whats more there will be a parallel track where a similar robot will be doing exactly the same stuff. The winner- the robot who completes the task in the minimum time. Simply isn't it?? Well if you think so, come to Pragyan and take away all the accolades.

Problem Statement

The arena will have 3 parallel tracks which are indicated by the black lines of width 3 cm on a white background. The distance between any two adjacent tracks will be 32 cm. The robots must use the adjacent tracks to overtake the robot in the front or to avoid obstacles. An obstacle will be placed on each track. The robot has to negotiate the obstacle and move further. The robot should not climb over the obstacle. The obstacle will be a white colored wooden block of dimensions 5 cm x 5 cm x 10 cm and will only be placed on sufficiently straight patches of the track. The track will not have any sharp turns. The robot that completes the track first or the one that has covered the longest distance at the end of 5 minutes will be declared as the winner of the match and that robot will proceed to the next round.

Arena

Rules and Regulations

Robot Specifications:

1) The robot has to fit inside a box of dimensions 25 cm x 20 cm x 50 cm. (length x breadth x height) where the length is measured along the direction of motion. The robot should not exceed these dimensions at any point of the event.

2) There is a weight limitation on the robot of 5 Kg.

3) The robot should not have any external power supply.

4) The source voltage should not exceed 15V and current rating of the source should not exceed 2 A.

5) The robot should not be made from any readymade or pre-fabricated robotics kit. Readymade gear assembly and wheels can be used.

6) Every robot must have a white cardboard of the dimensions of the robot's width and height both in the front and back for the opponent robot to detect it. Two cardboards of the dimensions of the robot's length and height should be placed at the sides. These are intended to facilitate the robots to detect the opponent robot. (If the height of the robot is below 10 cm , then the height of these cardboards must be at least 10 cm. These cardboards can be about 0.5 cm above the ground )

Competition Rules:

1) Each team can have a maximum of four participants. The participants need not be from the same college. They are required to produce a valid ID card or suitable proof during registration.

2) A robot will be disqualified from the event in case of any damage made to the arena or the opponent robot, on the discretion of the judges.

3) Before each match begins, the participants should clearly describe how their robot detects their opponents and other obstacles.

4) A robot may be asked to start on either the leftmost or the rightmost track. The participants must be able to specify this input dynamically ( e.g. : using switches )

5) The participants will not be allowed to step onto the arena.

6) The participants will not be allowed to change the batteries while the match is in progress.

7) A robot that tries to jam the opponent robot's sensors will be immediately disqualified.

8) The obstacle will be firmly fixed to the track. The bot has to negotiate it using the adjacent tracks. In case of a collision with a robot and an obstacle, the robot will immediately be disqualified .

9) In case a robot collides with a robot moving in front, it will be forced to restart (from the starting point).

10) In case of a side-by-side collision, wherein both the robots are out of the tracks, both the robots will be forced to restart for a maximum of two times, after which both of them will be disqualified.

11) In case of a side-by-side collision, wherein only one robot has come out of the line, it will be forced to restart while the other bot continues.

12) The participants are requested not to assume anything without discussing with the event managers.

13) Computers with parallel and serial ports will be provided on the competition spot. Participants must bring their own programmers and software if they wish to program their robots at the competition site. The operating systems provided will be WindowsXP and Fedora 8.

The decision of the event managers and judges will be final. 

Discussion Forum

http://pragyan/08/home/forums/sim_bot/

References

http://www.societyofrobots.com/

http://www.roboticsindia.com/

http://www.tri.co.in/

http://www.seattlerobotics.com/

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