Track for the “Basketball Bots”

9th Annual ASEE Model Design Competition Honolulu, Hawaii June 25, 2007 Sponsored by the ASEE Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Waikiki Beach in Honolulu

In this year's competition each student team must design an autonomous robot/vehicle to alternately deposit 6 ping-pong balls into two cups at the end of a 2’ x 12’ track. The robot must originally hold all of the balls within its 8" x 12" x 10" maximum dimensions.  Points are earned based on delivering the balls in the proper sequence and according to various constraints, including a 120 second time limit..  Bonus points can also be earned if all 6 balls are delivered in the proper sequence in less than 120 seconds.  A significant portion of the final team score is also based on a presentation that each team makes before a panel of judges and a team report.  See the 2007 Official Rules for full details. Prizes: As stated in the official rules, the top three teams will receive nice plaques. Additionally, SolidWorks has offered to provide copies of the student edition of SolidWorks to all team members on the first place team! The software will be presented during the awards ceremony at the end of the competition.

2007 Official Rules (9-14-05) -Word format 2007 Official Rules (9-14-05) - pdf format Track Pictures (to be added later) Questions and Suggestions from participants 2007 Complete Competition Results (Excel)

Award	Team	Time Trial Score *	Link to Photos
1st Place	Monroe Community College – “Inferno” Rochester, NY	709	Photos and Team Members
2nd Place	Cedarville University – “Mario & Luigi” Cedarville, OH	384	Photos and Team Members
3rd Place	Jefferson Community College – “Team MacGyver” Watertown, NY	147	Photos and Team Members
	Monroe Community College – “Der Zerstorer” Rochester, NY	105	Photos and Team Members
	Monroe Community College – “Aloha” Rochester, NY	92	Photos and Team Members
	Monroe Community College – “Golden Goodness” Rochester, NY	77	Photos and Team Members
	Tidewater Community College – “Tormenta” Virginia Beach, VA	71	Photos and Team Members
	Bevill State Community College – “E. T.” Fayette, AL	55	Photos and Team Members
	Monroe Community College – “Creative Breakdown” Rochester, NY	38	Photos and Team Members
	Stark State College – “X Wing” Canton, OH	32	Photos and Team Members
	Broome CC – “Johnny 5.1” Binghamton, NY	31	Photos and Team Members
	Stark State College – “Big Wheel” Canton, OH	25	Photos and Team Members

· For complete scoring information, see Complete 2007 Competition Results (Excel)

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.