IEEE Southeastcon Hardware Competition 2022
Computer Engineering
Project Manager
Co-Drivetrain Engineer
Electrical Engineering
Project Analyst
Integration Engineer
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Data Acquisition Engineer
Peripherals Engineer
Electrical Engineering
Drivetrain Engineer
Electrical Engineering
Co-Data Acquisition Engineer
The annual IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware Competition is a robotics design
contest. This year's competition is held in the birthplace of Mardi Gras, Mobile Alabama,
and thus is Mardi Gras-themed. The competition tasks us with designing a small-scale
model of a driverless parade float that follows a parade route, collects and throws
beads, and pushes a marshmallow. Additionally, we can earn points by including a
display and music that demonstrates our school spirit. Our display will be a screen with
images of FSU’s and FAMU’s logos.
There are three rounds to the competition, with 10, 15, and 20 beads at each dowel, representing a tree, available
for collection in each round. At the start of each round, our robot follows a painted line
located in the center of the game board. Our robot stops at each tree to standby for collection of beads. Using a robotic
arm, these beads are then collected and deposited into its catapult. Once the beads
are collected, the robot continues along the parade route. Along the way, the robot uses image recognition to detect nets and then throw the beads into them. Each round will have one
marshmallow on the board that represents a member of the crowd that is on the road. Points are
earned for each bead collected and thrown into a net, for each marshmallow pushed
into an alleyway, and for completing the course. Our goal is to have our robot finish the
obstacle course while completing as many tasks as possible to maximize points.
