Trinity Fire Fighting Competition

Coming soon: April 7-8, 2007 at Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut

About

You can read all about the competition at the competition's website.

GMU Teams

GMU has at least two teams planning to attend the competition -- Team "Lego" (for lack of a better name) and Team "Blue Bot" (again, for lack of a better name).

Team Lego

There is the bot from last year, or a new bot can be constructed. The current bot is constructed using the following:

• Legos
• XPort microcontroller
  • Programmed in Interactive C
  • Onboard camera
• Optical wheel encoders
• Sharp IR range sensors
• UVTron flame detector
• Hat sensor (white line detector)
• Case fan, for putting out the flame

Tasks Accomplished

To Do

• Assign members to team
• Come up with To Do list

Team Blue Bot

• 400 MHz Gumstix
• Robostix
• 8" diameter extruded PVC disks
• standoffs
• modified servos as motors
• wheel watcher quadrature encoders
• Sharp IR range sensors
• Fast DC Motor and propeller from Toys R'Us toy
• CMUCam and Violet Saran Wrap

Tasks Accomplished

To Do

• Start early