User:TECHTICS '10

T E C H T I C S

Welcome to the first ever techfest of ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY, AEDCONAGAR. The first of its kind in college campus organized to bring forth the best of technology and intellect that we at AOT believe is within every single one of us. We, at the TECHTICS believe that even a fan hovering aimlessly above you is a ROBOT. With an expected foot fall over 500, a meagre start to an honest endeavour, we believe that it will lead you and everyone to a different world, of both fun and technology.

Events catering to almost all the disciplines, TECHTICS '10 is surely going to be something one needs to look upto.

TECHTICS 2010 will be held on the 2nd April, 2010.

•	Autonomous RoboTics(LINE FOLLOWER):

This event is going to test the electronics and mechanical aspect of students along with their intellect in foreseeing the problems of the tracks laid out before hand and designing a sensor array that is going to make a car follow a track automatically.

Problem Statement:

Design an autonomous robot that is going to follow a track automatically and give out an alarm or a light signal when it detects an object on the sides of the track that has been laid out strategically.

Specifications:

a) The bot has to be of maximum dimensions 25cm X25cm X25 cm.

b) The Device may be battery powered or it may be drawing power from any external power source. In case it is drawing power from an external source care should be taken that the wire doesn’t get entwined in the arena such that the performance of the Device is not affected and the arena is not damaged.

c) Use of readymade sensors or circuit components is not allowed however participants can use development boards.

Rules and Regulations:

a)	Each team can comprise maximum of 4 members.

b)	The autonomous device has to follow the line and reach the finishing point from the starting point.

c)	The line may have sharp turns and crossings.

d)	Each team will get a trial run and 2 final runs. The best point scored will be considered

e)	Points to be rewarded are time specific along with the alarm annunciation.(1000-t+a, t=time taken in seconds, a=alarm annunciation).

f)	The rules may change on the day of the event. The event coordinator’s decision will be final in this regard.

•	Manual RoboTics(RUN OFF THE MILL):

Problem Statement:

"Design an all terrain vehicle that will race through all the possible terrains and can fall from a height. Race out till you drop down dead and emerge out as the best."

Specification:

a)	The bot must be of maximum 25cm X 25cm X 25cm.

b)	The bot must be wireless or wired.

c)	No part of the bot should exceed the above mentioned dimensions at the start of the race.

d)	To power the robots, a 220V, 50 Hz AC supply will be made available during the event. No converters will be provided.

e)	The track will be wide enough to accommodate two robots.

Rules and Regulations:

a)	Each team can comprise maximum of 4 members.

b)	The manual device has to follow the track and reach the finishing point from the starting point.

c)	The track may have sharp turns and crossings and will have occasional falls.

d)	Each team will get a trial run and 1 final run. The best point scored will be considered.

e)	Points to be rewarded are time specific (1000-t, t=time taken in seconds).

f)	At any point of time, the bot must not harm the arena.

g)	Collision with the opponent’s bot and distracting it from the race is allowed but at no point it can harm the opponent’s bot.

'''The rules may change on the day of the event. The event coordinator’s decision will be final in this regard'''

•	Manual RoboTics(AQUA SCAVENGER):

Problem Statement2:

"Design a bot that will be able to pick up balls floating on water and deposit them in a basket at the end of the arena. It’s time to see how you rule the water."

Specification: a)	The bot must be of minimum 20cm X 20cm X 20cm.

b)	The bot must be wireless or wired.

c)	No part of the bot should exceed the above mentioned dimensions at the start of the race.

d)	To power the robots, a 220V, 50 Hz AC supply will be made available during the event. No converters will be provided.

e)	The arena will be filled with water and there will be no flow in the beginning. At the later stages, a flow may be added.

Rules and Regulations:

a)	Each team can comprise maximum of 4 members.

b)	The manual device has to reach the finishing point from the starting point.

c)	Each team will get a trial run and 1 final run. The best point scored will be considered

d)	Points to be rewarded are time specific along with the balls collected(1000-t+b, t=time taken in seconds, b= balls collected).

e)	At any point of time, the bot must not harm the arena.

Collision with the opponent’s bot and distracting it from the race is allowed but at no point it can harm the opponent’s bot.

•	QuizTics:

A quiz competition that will rattle you, make you laugh at your follies and make you sit up and realize, there’s a lot more to know than just know something run off the mill. Science, Music, Arts and Fun...all combined to give you a great time. Different rounds of the quiz will be different; completely contrast and it will be fun...not the boring quizzes where geeks can only participate.

So, come in to have fun...that’s the base line.

No. Of persons per team: 3

Prelims will be arranged ina format depending upon the no of teams participating

•	PlayTics:

 "Ultimate gaming experience on LAN for the gamers. Counter Strike, NFS and FIFA ‘08 will be the base for the gamers to show their skill and lead the arcade. The Arenas and the other specifications of the game will be announced later depending on the viability. The number of players for Counter Strike are fixed to 5, while Fifa and NFS will have single players on LAN."

Counter Strike: Version - 1.6

No. Of players per team: 5

Choice to Terrorist or Counter Terrorist will be decided by a toss when the event starts.

NFS: Version - Most Wanted

No. Of players : 1

FIFA: Version – 2008

No. Of players: 1

•	SudokTics:

"Join the ultimate Sudoku mania and tweak your grey cells to fill up numbers in the small tiny boxes where it’s missing and come out as a champion of Sudoku. Difficulty level from Normal to Hard will be provided as per the rounds."

•	CodiTics:

"3 hours of adrenalin pumping, grey cells tweaking codes of weird problems in front you. Solve them and taste the victory. Even if you can’t, be sure very few people will. The problems are top grades and so is your intellect as they are pitted against each other. The event will show the coding power with intelligence as how simple things can be solved in the most complicated way and vice versa."

No. Of people per team: 2

Total time given: 3 Hours

•	AnimaTics:

"If you are creative and you have an innate knack for animation, this is your place to show off your skill. Show it on Adobe Flash and show the world what you are capable of. If your animation on a particular theme is chosen to be the best, then claim the worth of your talent at TECHTICS ’10."

No. Of persons: 1

Theme: Will be disclosed later.

•	CircuiTics:

"Based on simple Analog and Basic electronic concepts, develop circuits according to the problem statements. This event will test the electrical and electronics based knowledge of an individual."

No. Of persons per team: 2

Total Time allotted: 1 hour.

•	StrucTics

"Show that you can be a Da Vinci and design something outrageous with something that people will never even think of. Ice cream sticks, strings, rubber bands and what not. Mechanics have never been so important as it will be now. Enjoy the principles of physics as you do with mechanics here."

No. Of persons: 1

Time limit: 30 minutes.

•	Phototics

"Click and snap and show that you too can be a Raghu Rai of your college. Make the best use of your camera and show through your snaps how beautiful the world looks."

No. Of persons: 1

The rules and specifications will be intimidated soon.