2012 ASME Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition
An event of The ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Committee
August 12-15, 2012, Chicago, IL, USA
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 2012 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences in Chicago, IL, USA from August 12-15, 2012. Winners of the competition will be recognized at the annual Mechanisms and Robotics Luncheon at IDETC 2012 and presented with awards, which in the past have included both cash and software prizes.
Eligibility and Scope
Any graduate or undergraduate registered as a full-time student through the spring of 2012 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://sites.google.com/site/asmesmrdc/.
Deadlines
Letter of Intent: March 26, 2012
Final Written Report: April 23, 2012
Notification to Finalists: June 11, 2012
Organizing Committee
Organizers
David J. Cappelleri, Stevens Institute of Technology
E-mail: David.Cappelleri@stevens.edu
Brian Trease, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
E-mail: trease@asme.org