Sparkfun has posted rules, walkthrough video, registration for the 2013 AVC.
Both air and ground competitions should be really interesting. The ground course is slightly shorter than previous years, and features fixed, known locations for barrels, the bonus hoop, and the ramp (my robot Data Bus is going to to *love* that feature)
Air competition is primarily over water! And features a wicket hoop thingy to fly under for a bonus, required autonomous takeoff, and a bonus autonomous tennis ball drop.
Scoring is points based with a starting pool of points to which bonus points are added, and time (seconds) is subtracted.
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@Daniel -- Deadline-- don't know. You'll have to email them or post on their forum.
See you all there!
I didn't see it. I tried to register , but I'm getting a 404 error on the new account page.
i want to go to there!
Dang Phillip!
Are you going to integrate a FADEC with the autopilot, or have a human monitor start-up/shut-down etc.?
I'm trying to figure out the logistics of bringing the big heli on an airplane. I'm starting to think it's easiest just to take the blades and tail boom off to get it in a smaller box...
Yeah, I just did measurements in GE as well, but I'd like to see the actual waypoint list we need to hit. It seems like they *tried* to provide waypoints, but it didn't work? Is it just the single waypoint at the far end, and the rest is free?
Yes, I plan on entering. I could just do a quad, but I figure there will be enough of those. I'll have to decided between the 450 and the 600. I'm not sure I want to fly a 600 with people around if it's not covered by AMA insurance however. I have MAAC, and I understand they have reciprocity. So...? The 500 would be a nice size for this.
I'm also more than a little concerned about losing the aircraft in the water. I'm not real happy about the idea it's over water.
Josh, I tried to figure out the distances rigorously, even to the point of being able to trial mock-missions. But the waypoint file didn't seem to come in properly in GE? Did you have any luck?
I plan to prove the superiority of the helicopter platform. ;)
I do think an airplane could do well. The ball drop is the only part it wouldn't be able to do, I think. It's just, you're not going to win this with a Bixler or something like that. But a Skyfun or similar, could do it.
Actually, an airplane might be able to do a ball drop. If it does an S-turn, to come in parallel to the peninsula, and then drop at or just before the tip, it shouldn't have any problem hitting. Though I guess it would have to swerve to stay out of the no-fly zone.
That's a good point Randy. I would be concerned about losing my hardware, but I guess the bigger question is how big of a problem it is if the batteries are lost in the reservoir? Is that for drinking water? How deep is it? Will they have a SCUBA recovery team?
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