Post on 14-Jul-2015
Synopsis
MATE: (Marine Advanced TechnologyEducation center)
What We Need to Prepare:For the team:
School Name and optional Team Name
Home State
Distance traveled to competition
First or not first MATE ROV competition Participant
Photo of team including sighted names for everyone and their roles (e.g. Captain)
Range of grades ON the team
What We Need to PrepareFor the ROV
ROV Name
Total cost
Primary Material(s)
Dimensions (Metric)
Total Weight in AIR in kilograms
Safety features
Special features
Photo of ROV
Competition Overview First: There will be a 15 minute presentation to a panel
of judges. We must be able to describe the engineering of your ROV and any possible safety issues.
In the next 15 minute block, the judges will ask any and all questions about your ROV. This half hour session will be evaluated and recorded by the judges
You must also have a poster display
Competition OverviewTwo Classes: Explorer and Ranger
Your Class- RANGER
Competition OverviewRANGER Class specs:
Operate on a nominal 12 volts DC, 25 amps.
Must be able to be carried without mechanical help
Must be able to handle chlorine and not short out due to water
No visibility issues, as pool will be uncovered
See packet for further detail
Competition OverviewMISSION!
You will have a specific time slot
Mission team is limited to SIX students, while entire team is unlimited in number. The mission team is the kids who operate the ROV and equipment
TEAMS MAY ALTERNATE STUDENTS ON THE MISSION TEAM FOR THE TWO MISSION TRIALS!
ONLY mission team and judges are allowed in the control area
Competition OverviewMISSION!
You will compete in ONE mission that consists of FOUR distinct mission tasks
Two attempts to complete the mission
Mission time requirements:
5-min set up period
15-min performance period
5-min demobilization period
1 point lost per minute gone over the limit
Mission- Part One“Resurrect” a HRH (High Rate Hydrophone)
Remove ONE pin
Removing the HRH so it no longer contacts the elevator
Identify which of 3 possible sites is generating sound
Installing the HRH within a .5m by .5m square at the rumbling
Remove a cap from a port of a junction box
Retrieving the HRH power connector from its holder
Inserting connector where needed
Mission- Part TwoCollecting samples of crustaceans
Enter the Cave
Maneuver to the back wall of said cave
Collecting up to 3 samples of crustacean
Maneuvering out of the cave
Returning to the surface with 3 samples that can be collected
PENALTIES:
No damaging or modifying the cave and no diver help
Mission- Part ThreeSampling a new vent site
Measure temp of the venting fluid at 3 different locations along the height of the chimney
Create a graph of the temp data vs. chimney height
Collect a sample of a vent spire (6 pieces of PVC pipe from ½” to 1” – doesn’t matter what size)
Return sample to surface
Mission- Part FourSample a bacterial mat
Collect a sample of a bacterial mat
Return sample to surface
Notes:
Mat is in a jar- you must take the sludge like substance out and bring it to the surface. The more you get the higher you score.
MATE Webpage: http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/2010/pa
rticipant.php