2024-2025 YR Competition

Interested Students - Team Composition

Competition Rules

Mission 1: Race

Optimization parameter: speed

• Follow a course set by GPS way-points.
• Complete the course as fast as possible.
• Points are based on two things:
  • Ranking of participating teams based on time to complete the course.
  • Proportion of points based on time taken to complete the course.

Mission 2: Target Identification

Optimization parameter: image recognition

• Search and find targets placed at undisclosed locations within a specified area.
• Find as many targets as possible within a maximum time limit.
• Points are given by each target identified, with more points allocated to smaller and more difficult targets.

Mission 3: Payload Pick Up

Optimization parameter: dead-lift

• Take off with a payload attached to the drone to a certain altitude.
• Increasing weight as much as possible without dropping the payload.
• Points are based on two things:
  • Ranking of participating teams based on total weight lifted.
  • Proportion of points based on total weight lifted.

General Rules

• Each team will have a limited budget of $750, including the use existing components in the the Maker Lab Store, and plus 3d printed parts.

  • The $750 budget limit is for the purchase of new components and purchase of used components from the Maker Lab Store at a 50% discounted rate.

  • 3d printing parts is allowed and does not count as part of the $750 budget.

  • The use of components in inventory is on a first-come, first-serve basis. However, a team can only ‘take’ a component from the inventory once it’s ready to use it within a week. Hoarding components is a not allowed.

  • The Maker Lab inventory can be viewed in the page below:

    Drone Components Inventory