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Rovers:
The Fighting Dragons

Objective: To as a team, build an
autonomous rover that will gather
the most balls from the test area.

Each team consists of a leader, a mechanical team and an electrical team. Our team's name is the Fighting Dragons. We are invincible.

Fighting Dragons' Team:
Leader: Allie
Electrical Team: Deidre & Phil
Mechanical Team: Tim & Ben

Up coming due dates & explanations:

Rover 1:
Due: Friday, March 22nd

Explanation: The Mechanical Team must create a capture device for the rover. This device does not need to be mounted on the base or hooked up to a motor.
The electrical team must design and build a circuit that is able to reverse the motor when an obstacle is hit.

Notebooks due: Monday, March 19th
give them to Allie
should have sections for the following:
* notes
* sketches
* up to date journal entries
* research
*calendars
* plan section with written ideas and graphical representations

Rover 2:
Due: Thursday, April 12, 2002

Rover must be able to move but does not need to have all functions working. The gathering and storing devices must be mounted and powered. For the sensors, only lights must come on when they are touched, it does not have to change the motion of the rover.
THE COMPETITION IS ON MAY 13TH, 2002 @ 6:00 P.M.

To get to Mr. Cochran's site click below

To read team member biographies and see group pictures click below

To find out about team research click below

To read about the event and rules and see the competition's logos, click below



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