| The ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition
is an excellent opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students
to showcase their talents and abilities in front of respected world-renowned
experts in mechanism design from academia and industry. Submissions
are judged on the basis of creativity, practicality, integrity of analysis
and design methodology, and quality of a fabricated prototype and a final
report. The final round of the competition will take place at the 2010
ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada from August 15th-18th, 2010. Winners of the competition
will be recognized at the annual Mechanisms and Robotics Luncheon at IDETC
2010 and presented with awards, which in the past have included both cash
and software prizes.
Eligibility and Rules
Any graduate or undergraduate registered as a full-time student through
the spring of 2009 is eligible to participate. Both individual and group
projects are welcome. An individual may participate in several entries
provided each submission is on a different subject.
The scopes of the “mechanism” and “robot” for
the purposes of this contest are rather broad.
For this competition, a “mechanism” is defined as:
"Any device that transmits a force or a motion to perform a mechanical
task. It may consist of rigid or deformable bodies connected with kinematic
or flexural joints. It may be constructed of any type of materials, including
smart and other active materials. It may be actuated by means of any transduction
principle and employ any form of energy input. The size of the device
can range from the nano-scale to macro-scale."
For this competition, a “robot” is defined as:
"An electro-mechanical system which, by its appearance or movements,
conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own. A robot should
be able to do some or all of the following: move around, operate a mechanical
linkage, sense and manipulate their environment, and exhibit intelligent
behavior, such as behavior that mimics humans or other animals. The size
of a robot can range from the nano-scale to macro-scale."
For full set of rules and more information, visit the contest website at
http://www.stevens.edu/msrobotics/SMRDC2010/
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Important Dates
Letter of Intent: April 2, 2010
Final Written Report: May 3, 2010
Notification to Finalists: June 15, 2010
Contact Information
Contest Organizer/Sponsorship Coordinator:
David J. Cappelleri, Stevens Institute of Technology
E-mail: David.Cappelleri@stevens.edu
Division Coordinators:
Mechanisms-Undergraduate:
Brian Trease, Jet Propulsion Lab
E-mail: trease@asme.org
Mechanisms-Graduate:
Nilesh Mankame, General Motors Research & Development
E-mail: nilesh.mankame@gm.com
Robots-Undergrad/Graduate:
Joe Zhou, Stony Brook
E-mail: yuzhou@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Webmaster:
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ph.D., General Motors Research & Development
Email: nilesh.mankame@gm.com
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