OSU Mars Rover takes 1st Place!

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

Here is what has kept form kiteboarding lately: the OSU Robotics Club Mars Rover Very Happy

. I designed the chassis, drive train, and steering system Cool

. Always looking for sponsors!

Link

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

How much did the Ducks pay you to take out the entire football team?

very cool!

SalmonSlayer · Since 27 Nov 2005 648 Posts Addicted **CGKA Member**

Vladiator · Since 06 Jun 2009 252 Posts Napels FL Obsessed

Nice Spike !!!

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

That's awesome Thumb's Up

PDXF · Since 10 Sep 2008 116 Posts Stoked

Football team... OWNED!

hip in white salmon · Since 11 Jul 2007 149 Posts Stoked

That's great Spike! I can't wait to show my Robotics class this video!!

forrest · Thu Apr 29, 10 10:49 pm

You teach a robotics class? My wife's uncle does computer vision and mobile robtics research. Some cool info on his website: http://www-prima.inrialpes.fr/jlc/jlc.html

Check out the demo movie here if you have time:
http://www-prima.inrialpes.fr/prima/pub/Publications/2006/BSCCL06/

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

I'd like to thank Hein's buisiness (Impact 3D) for machining and building our welding fixture. Thanks to Hein, our rover now has a soft spot for Hood River too Smile

Thanks dude!

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Apr 30, 10 9:13 am

Spike, I still can't explain why your not getting all the ladies down there at OSU?

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

FYI, We won 1st place in the University Rover Challenge least week! see pictures on our website: http://oregonstate.edu/groups/osurc/urc/photos.php?gallery=urc.06.12.2010

We also managed to get popular science to run an article on us, it should be in this month's edition: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-06/rover-challenge-2010-university-teams-test-mars-rovers-utah-desert

The competition was in Hanksville, Utah: 19 hour road trip to get there! Thanks to all our sponsors (including Hein!) we were able to build an amazing robot!

SalmonSlayer · Since 27 Nov 2005 648 Posts Addicted **CGKA Member**

Congratulations to you and your team

Final results of the 2010 University Rover Challenge:

1. Oregon State University (315 points)
2. York University (209 points)
3. Magma Team, Poland (203 points)

Mark · Sun Jun 13, 10 7:33 am

Congrats!
Go Beavs

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

Way to go! thats awesome Thumb's Up

Scribble · Since 18 Nov 2005 636 Posts NoPo Addicted

Wow 1st place in an international competition? That's awesome!

Andy

Windian · Since 28 Apr 2008 901 Posts Newport, OR NEWPORT OG

That is way cool! I am the Robotics club advisor at Newport HS and I will be sure to show my students these videos.

Matt Knudson was also a previous student of mine and has spent time talking to the high school kids. I am sure that you know him or of him as a OSU engineering prof and robotics advisor. It would be great to get to see the Mars robot in action sometime, maybe next year after the summer kiteboarding season is finished.

Idea

Hein · Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed

Congratulations to your team, Florian!

Anyone interested in engineering should take a close look at the design and how the team went about solving design problems. I think one of the elements that contributed to the team's success was to implement a simple, robust design utilizing proven off-the-shelf components. Maybe Spike can shed some more light on that and tell us what set their team and rover apart from the rest.

The website is nice too and I enjoyed trying out the simulator. I found a nice mound to park on for a pose. Very simple to drive.

Give it a try:
http://oregonstate.edu/groups/osurc/urc/game.php

There was an section on What's next in Robotics in the latest edition (June 2010) of Electronic Products.

http://www2.electronicproducts.com/What%E2%80%99s_next_in_robotics_design--article-facn_solidworks_june2010-html.aspx

Engineers and Engineering will give us the solutions we need to conquer the world's challenges. Remember that only 100 years ago we could not yet fly.

-Hein