The IET/MATE Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2016 Dr Robin Bradbeer 04 January 2016Intro ROV Contest Briefing 20161

The IET/MATE Hong Kong Underwater Robot

Challenge 2016

Dr Robin Bradbeer

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The IET Hong Kong

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is the largest professional engineering institution in Europe with around 250,000 members worldwide. It is the largest body awarding professional engineer recognition. The IET Hong Kong is the largest branch of the IET outside the UK, with over 5,000 members.


A national partnership of educational institutions and organizations working to improve marine technical education in the U.S. and to meet the workplace needs of America's marine-related workforce and employers.


The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center

24 regional ROV contests that take place across U.S. and in Canada, as well as countries like Hong Kong, Scotland, Egypt and Japan. Student teams from middle schools, high schools, home schools, community colleges, and universities participate in the events, which consist of different “classes” that vary depending on the sophistication of the ROVs and the mission requirements.


Why?

• 2/3 the planet covered by water• We know more about the surface of the moon than

the surface of the earth• 60% of the world’s biomass is under the oceans


Objectives of the contest

• Increase the awareness and visibility of marine technical fields, educational and career opportunities, and potential employers.

• Help students develop the skills necessary to enter careers in technical fields. These skills include the ability to problem solve, think critically, troubleshoot, communicate effectively, and manage projects


Objectives of the contest

• To enhance the awareness of teachers and students to marine conservation and the oceans’ effects on our planet and our lives.

• To provide a platform for design and technology students to partake in a practical design exercise with observable objectives.

• Increase students’ understanding of the role that ROVs play in modern ocean engineering and environmental applications.


Competition Philosophy

The ROV competition is about student learning. It is designed to be an event that challenges students to apply the physics, math, electronics, and engineering skills they are learning in the classroom to solving problems from the marine workplace. Mentors (teachers, parents, working professionals) are expected to limit their input to educational and inspirational roles and encouraged to focus on the benefits of the learning process and not simply on “winning” the competition.


The Contest classesThree ‘classes’ of entry:

Explorer for university, college and high school – qualifies for International ROV ContestRanger for high school – top 2 HKG teams qualify for

International ROV ContestAdventurer for junior high schoolH K Scout for elementary/primary school

Explorer and Ranger follow MATE rules; Adventurer and HK Scout do not.


The missions – from 2006• 2006 Ocean Observing Systems: Tools

for Tomorrow's Science & Technology Workforce (NASA, Houston)

• 2007 Celebrating the International Polar Year: Science & Technology Under the Ice (St Johns, Newfoundland)

• 2008 Diving to the Deep: Uncovering the Mysteries of Mid-Ocean Ridges (Scripps UCSD, San Diego)

• 2009 ROVs: The Next Generation of Submarine Rescue Vehicles (MMAA, Massachusetts)

• 2010 ROVs in Treacherous Terrain: Science Erupts on Loihi, Hawaii’s

Undersea Volcano (Hilo, Hawaii)


The missions – from 2006• 2011 ROVs: rescuing the oceans; oil spills

and other environmental disasters NASA, Houston)

• 2012 Evaluating World War II shipwrecks and the potentially hazardous material that they may still contain. (Miami, Florida)

• 2013 Ocean Observing Systems: Transforming Ocean Research and Launching a New Era of Discovery in the Oceans. (Tacoma, Washington)

• 2014 Exploring the Great Lakes: Shipwrecks, Sinkholes, and Conservation (Michigan, USA)

• 2015 Science and Industry in the ArcticSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada


ScoringThe competition consists of underwater missions, technical reports, engineering presentations, poster displays, and safety with the following scoring breakdown:

• Mission - 300 points (max), plus a time bonus

• Engineering & Communication - 250 points (max)• Technical reports - 100 points (max) • Engineering evaluations - 100 points (max) • Poster displays - 50 points (max)

• Safety - 30 points (max)

TOTAL POINTS = 580

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And for 2016 From the Gulf of Mexico to Jupiter’s Moon Europa:

ROV Encounters in Inner and Outer Space

EXPLORER and RANGER Outer Space: Mission to EuropaInner Space: Mission-critical equipment recovery Inner Space: Forensic Fingerprinting Inner Space: Deepwater Coral Study Inner Space: Rigs to reefs

Paul Hodgson to introduce in detail


2016 missions - Ranger


Inner Space: Deepwater Coral Study • Photograph corals and compare the images to previous years

to assess their condition. • Collect coral samples and return them to the surface for

analysis.

Inner Space: Rigs to reefs • Attach a flange to the top of the wellhead. • Secure the flange to the wellhead with one bolt. • Install a cap over the flange. • Secure the cap to the flange with two bolts.

Adventurer and HK Scout

Paul to introduce later


Hong Kong Workshops24 October 2015 Contest briefing14 November/28 November 2015 Basic ROV workshopsMid-January 2016 Advanced ROV workshopsMid-February 2016 Arduino programming, motor

control Mid- March 2016 Advanced Arduino

programming16-17 April 2016 HK Contest23-25 June 2016 International Finals, Houston,

TX, USA


Registration Fees for 2016


Registration Fee for Hong Kong ContestTeams must register to take part in the workshops

• HK$1000 each team

Basic ROV Workshop (Includes Basic ROV)• FREE for first school team• HK$1000 for second school team

Advanced Electronics Workshop (Includes camera and other electronics)• FREE for first school team• HK$500 for second school team

Registration Fees for 2015


Arduino Programming Workshop (includes Arduino development board)

• FREE for first school team

Advanced Arduino Programming Workshop• $1000 for each school team

Basic ROV Workshop, Advanced Electronics Workshop and Advanced Arduino Programming Workshops are sponsored by IET Hong Kong

Arduino Programming Workshop sponsored by RS Components

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The IET HK ROV kit

• Based around 16mm pvc tubing• Uses 3 bilge pump motors with impellors removed

and replaced with propellers• Uses two cistern floats for buoyancy• 3 5m lengths of speaker wire to get power to

motors• 3 sprung mid-position dpdt switches to control

motor direction• No soldering necessary

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The ROV kit

The motors. The frame. The floats

Wire (umbilical) The control box

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The ROV kit

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The ROV workshops

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The Hong Kong finals (2010)

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The World finals (2006/11)

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How to enter


2015 ROV Contest video



More information can be found at:

MATE ROVer information

www.rovcontest.hk

Email: [email protected]

http://www.materover.org/main/

http://www.rovcontest.hk/

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The IET/MATE Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2016 Dr Robin Bradbeer 04 January 2016Intro ROV Contest Briefing 20161