Challenge Overview:
The goal of the challenge this quarter was to design and build a Terman Unmanned Guider (TUG), a watercraft capable of navigating up to 18-inch deep harbors, and an accompanying Precariously Integrated Leader Of TUGs (PILOT), composed of one Connected Over-the-air Navigation CONsole (CONCON) and one Generic Ampere Storage CONsole (GASCON), each constructed and operated by one team member. All of the TUGs had navigate in the Terman Pond. During games, each team attempted to control their TUG to move the heavy cargo ships (Home Depot paint buckets) into the harbor terminal areas of their respective guild. A class-wide standard communications protocol needed to be developed to enable any PILOT to control any TUG with which it is paired. |
PILOT Overview - GASCON:
The GASCON consists of two colanders that are worn as hats. The refueling action is accomplished by linking colored braids between the two colanders. The first colander contains a display which indicates the amount of fuel left, and has LEDs to indicate which refueling braid to link. The second colander contains multiple braids in different colors. |