8th Annual ASEE Model Design Competition Chicago, IL June 19, 2006 Sponsored by the ASEE Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Students from Monroe Community College’s Team Annihilation prepare to start their robot.

In this year's competition each student team had to design an autonomous robot/vehicle to deliver up to 12 ping-pong balls, one at a time, in sequence to the 4 corner pockets on a square 8' x 8' track.  The robot had to originally hold all of the balls within its 8" x 12" x 6" maximum dimensions.  Points were earned based on the delivery of balls in the proper sequence and according to various constraints, including a 120 second time limit..  Bonus points could be earned if all 12 balls were delivered in the proper sequence in less than 120 seconds.  A significant portion of the final team score was also based on a presentation that each team made before a panel of judges and a team report.  See the 2006 Official Rules for full details.

2006 Official Rules (9-19-05) -Word format 2006 Official Rules (9-19-05) - pdf format Track Pictures Details on Ping-Pong Ball Sizes Results of the Competition – Excel format List of teams (addresses, advisors, etc) – Excel format Scoring Sheets – Word format Video Clip from the competition (The video features several of the robotic vehicles and was posted on the ASEE Competition web log. If anyone knows who made it, let me know so that I can give them credit.) Video – Watch a video of the UMES that captured 1^st place in the competition!

Award	Team	Time Trial Score	Link to Photos
1st Place	University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Team Hawks 1 Princess Anne, MD	529.7	Photos and Team Members
2nd Place	Monroe Community College – Team Helicon Rochester, NY	505.3	Photos and Team Members
3rd Place	Monroe Community College – Team Innovate Rochester, NY	496.6	Photos and Team Members
	Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach, VA	409.7	Photos and Team Members
	Monroe Community College – Team Rufus Rochester, NY	408.3	Photos and Team Members
	Cedarville University – Team 1 Cedarville, OH	288	Photos and Team Members
	University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Team Hawks 4 Princess Anne, MD	262	Photos and Team Members
	Monroe Community College – Team Annihilation Rochester, NY	105	Photos and Team Members
	Bevill State Community College – Team 1 Fayette, AL	90	Photos and Team Members
	Cedarville University – Team 2 Cedarville, OH	82	Photos and Team Members
	Stark State College Canton, OH	54	Photos and Team Members
	Jefferson Community College Watertown, NY	34	Photos and Team Members
	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	27	Photos and Team Members
	Indiana University - Purdue Indianapolis, IN	11	Photos and Team Members
	Reedley College Reedley, CA	2	Photos and Team Members
	Bevill State Community College – Team 2 Fayette, AL	0	Photos and Team Members

Note: Teams are listed in order based on scores from the time trials. Total scores (not shown) are based on time trial scores, team presentations, and team reports. Awards (plaques) were given to the top three teams. For complete time trial results (and a video clip) from the competition, see the links above.

Competition Photos

1^st Place Team University of MD Eastern Shore Hawks 1	2^nd Place Team Monroe Community College Team Helicon	3^rd Place Team Monroe Community College Team Innovate
Judges (left to right): Steve Ezzell (Tidewater CC), Matt Bond (Sinclair CC), Ken Swinney (Bevill State CC), and John Heathcote (Reedley College)	John Wadach (Monroe Community College) explains the rules before the time trials begin	There was a large crowd around the track in the Exhibition Hall for the time trials.
Another view of the crowd.	The actual score sheet from the time trials. See the link above for an Excel version.	A view of the track

Contact Paul Gordy, ASEE Model Design Competition Coordinator, at PGordy@tcc.edu for more information.