E-Week 2011Competition

24 February 2011

Lockheed Martin

• 140,000 employees worldwide– 4 Main Business Units:

– Aeronautics• F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II

– Space Systems• Constellation Program (Orion)

– Electronic Systems• Missiles, Sensors, Targeting Pods

– Integrated Systems & Global Solutions• Air Traffic Control

• Customers• DoD, NASA, DoT, Homeland Security

Missiles & Fire Control

What is Engineers Week?

• Purpose – To ensure a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.

What is Engineers Week?

• Purpose – To ensure a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.

• What we do – Engineering competition– Site tours– School visits

In other Words… To have fun while learning about engineering

Past E-Week Competitions

• Purpose –

Past E-Week Competitions

Past E-Week Competitions

Past E-Week Competitions

This Year’s Competition

Objective:•Each team must place their respective color balls in the bin before leaving Ball Collection Area•The first team to cross the finish line WINS!!!

Objectives

• Learn the engineering design process– Systematic– Iterative– Interdisciplinary– Teamwork

• Learn value of trade studies– Brainstorm multiple design concepts that require

balance of speed/agility/power while executing a mission

• Have fun!!!

Example Course

BLUE

RED

YELLOW

GREEN

STAR

TFINISH

Ball Collection Area

RACE TO THE FINISH!!!

UNDER PASS

RumbleStrips

RAMP

5”

9”

8° MAX

Colle

ction

Bin

1 –Controller 1 –Controller 1 –Controller

1 -Technician

Gate Judge

Strip

1

Strip

2

Strip

3

Ramp

1–Technician

1 -Technician

1 -Technician

1 -Controller

Team

Judg

es

The Layout of the course is not final and is subject to

change

Alternate Paths

2x 30° MAX

Rules/Requirements

• Each team shall design and build a remote controlled ground vehicle with the ability to navigate a 24 inch (minimum) wide course. The surfaces of the course will be carpet, wood (MDF- Medium Density Fiberboard), and non-skid safety tape.

• Each team shall place all the golf balls of their color into the Collection Bin prior to leaving the Ball Collection Area. The signal that all balls have been placed within the Collection Bin will be denoted by a Team Judge raising a respectively colored flag of that team. Failure to place all the team’s balls into a bin prior to the vehicle leaving the Ball Collection Area will result in relocation of the vehicle to the start line. An equal number of balls for each team will start in random locations within the Ball Collection Area. The total number of balls for each team will be 3.

• A single Collection Bin will be placed in the Ball Collection Area– One (1) Collection Bin consisting of a right rectangular box 5 inches in height with a wooden ramp of

no more than 8 degrees incline leading from the ground to the top of the bin. The ramp will be 24 inches (minimum) wide. The thickness of the box walls will be no greater than ½ inch thick.

• Vehicles shall not take balls beyond the ball collection area. Removal of any ball from the Ball Collection Area by a team’s vehicle will result in relocation of that team’s vehicle to the start line. The exit will be gated and will be opened for a team’s vehicle upon receiving signal from that Team Judge that all the team’s balls have been placed into the Collection Bin.

• The vehicle shall be no taller than 9 inches OR the vehicle shall be capable of climbing an incline of 30 degrees (maximum) on a non-skid safety tape covered surface.

• Rumble Strips spaced no closer than 24 inches apart may be traversed by the vehicle (See Rumble Strip Cross Sections slide for cross section dimensions). All other boundaries are considered impassable. Any deviation from the course will result in a relocation of the vehicle back to the start line.

Rules/Requirements (cont)

• Each team shall only use the provided transmitter/receiver and the respective crystals.• No electronic interference is allowed.• Two (2) team members are allowed in the course area.

– One (1) person as a Controller (see course for position).– One (1) person as a Technician (see course for position).– A Lockheed Martin employee will act as a field judge to retrieve robots from the course. High School students

shall not step onto the course while a round is in progress.• Four (4) teams will compete during each round. The teams will be ranked according the order of finish line

crossing.– First Tie Breaker: Vehicles that do not exit the Ball Collection Area after time will be awarded position based

on the number of balls of that team’s color placed in the Collection Bin.– Second Tie Breaker: Vehicles that do not cross the finish line but have exited the Ball Collection Area after

time will be awarded position based on the distance from the vehicle along the shortest path to the finish line.

• If a vehicle is immobilized or blocking the path of other vehicles for more than 10 seconds, a team member shall reposition the vehicle back at the starting line. If the team is in possession of any balls, the balls shall be removed from the vehicle and placed at that location.

• No vehicle shall remove any balls from the Ball Collection Bin. Penalty will result in automatic disqualification of that team. If a vehicle removes another team’s balls, the removed balls will maintain their “placed” title and not affect the respectively colored team.

• The maximum allowed time to complete the mission is 5 minutes.• The total reimbursable amount for each team is $200 (not including the provided transmitter and receiver). The

competition vehicle shall not exceed $150 in value.

Rules/Requirements (cont)

• No vehicle shall “possess” another teams balls for longer than 10 seconds. Failure to comply with this rule will result in removal of all balls from the vehicle and will be placed at that location. The offending vehicle will be repositioned to the starting line. “Possess” is defined as “confine within the shadow of the vehicle, either above, in, or below.”

• No vehicle shall intentionally (at judge’s discretion) damage or overturn another vehicle. The vehicle that caused the damage/flipping shall have any balls within its possession removed and shall be repositioned to the starting line. The vehicle that is damaged/flipped shall retain its possession of balls provided the balls are not from another team and the time of possession has not exceed 10 seconds. The damaged/flipped vehicle shall be uprighted and may maintain its position on the course, or the vehicle may be returned to the starting line for modifications and/or repairs.

• Modification and/or repairs to a vehicle shall only take place at the starting line box for that team.• Any vehicle that features or tactics which may cause a safety concern shall be presented to the

Rules Committee via email and will be granted APPROVAL or DISAPPROVAL within two (2) business days.

Rumble Strip Cross Sections

• Strip 1: Quarter Round

• Strip 2: Short Half Round

• Strip 3: Tall Half Round

0.69”

0.69”

Approach Direction

R2”

R1”

ScheduleMon Tues Wed Thr Fri Sat SunJan 3Kickoff

4 5 6Generate

73 Concepts

8 9

10Evaluate

11Concepts

12 13 14Order Parts

15 16

17Parts

18Delivery

19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 Feb 1 2 3Subsystem

4Completion

5 6

7 8 9 10Working

11Robot

12 13

14Test &

15Improve

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24Game Day

25 26 27

Kick off

PDR

Build

CDR

Integrate

Test

Compete

Things to Remember

• Plan Ahead – You’ve only got 8 weeks!• Remember the Design Process:– Gather Information (different components)– Generate Alternatives (concepts)– Evaluate Alternatives (testing, group consensus,

etc)– Then Build– Test, Test, Test!

Recommended Team Structure

Team Lead

Mechanical Team

Member

Integration & Test Team Member

Finance Team Member

Electrical Team

Member

Procurement Team

Member

Getting Reimbursed

• Teams must submit original copies of all receipts to their teacher. Only valid items purchased with original receipts will be reimbursed. • At the end of the competition, teachers

will give the receipts to their school point of contact who will receive the money through LM and will then reimburse the teacher.

Competition Format

• 4 Teams will compete at one time• Each team competes 2 times (min)• Top 4 of 10 teams from morning will compete

in Playoff Round 1, Top 2 will go to Final Round• Top 4 of 10 teams from afternoon will compete

in Playoff Round 2, Top 2 will go to Final Round• Final Round will determine the Champion!• In case of a tie going into the Playoff Rounds, an

additional sudden death round will determine the playoff teams

Every Team Competes Twice (min)AM and PM Playoffs, Final Round

1-Day Event20 Teams

1 Course - 4 Teams at onceTeams 1-10 Teams 11-20

7:30Check In

Setup

Check In Setup7:45

8:008:15

Tours

8:30 Round 18:45 Round 29:00 Round 39:15 Round 49:30 Round 59:45 Sudden Death

10:00 Playoff AMLUNCH10:15

LUNCH10:3010:45 Setup

11:00

Tours

Round 111:15 Round 211:30 Round 311:45 Round 412:00 Round 512:15 Sudden Death12:30 Playoff PM

12:45 FINAL ROUND1:00 Packup / Awards1:151:30 Bus Departs at 1:30

Lockheed Martin’s Role

What we will be doing:• Lockheed Martin Engineers will serve

as mentors to the high school teams• All construction will be performed by

you!!! We are here to advise

3 January 2010 First meeting with students at school

24 February 2010 Final competition and site tour