6.270 Contestant Info

Announcements

• Welcome to the IAP 2014 edition of the 6.270 Competition!
• Keep checking back here for new updates and handouts.

2014 Course Info

Schedule:

The first week of 6.270 will be intense - lectures and supervised labs are 11am-4pm on 1/7 to 1/11. Lectures are not required, but highly encouraged.

Lab will be open the rest of the month (generally 11am-11pm), with LAs always around to help. Hours are subject to change.

Important events:
(At least 1 team member must be present)
1/7 - 11am - Kickoff Lecture
1/15 - 5pm - Mock competition 1: Navigation
1/21 - 5pm - Mock competition 2: Solo Scoring
1/27 - 5pm - Mock competition
1/28 - 7pm - Final Competition

(Google Calendar) The Google Calendar subject to change.

Reference Material

• HappyLab 2014 (pdf - 1.9MB)
• Servo Modification Guide (pdf)
• Parts List (html)
• Sensor Points (html)
• Wiki
• Git Setup and Intro

Lecture Notes (2014)

• Kickoff Lecture / Happyboard Basics (pdf - 16.5MB)
• Lego Construction (pdf - 188kB)
• Motors, Sensors, Gear ratio & Motor DC Theory (pdf - 2.4MB)
• Intro to C (pptx - 135kB)
• Control Systems (pdf - 1.0MB, sample PID control code)

Lecture Notes (2013)

• Kickoff Lecture / Happyboard Basics (slides - pdf - 16.5MB)
• Control Systems (slides - pdf - 1.3MB, simple proportional control code)
• Localization and Navigation (slides - pdf - 0.4MB, notes - pdf - 0.2MB)

Lecture Notes (from 2012)

• Kickoff Lecture / Happyboard Basics (slides - pdf - 3.3MB)
• Sensors, Motors, Gears (slides - pdf - 0.7MB)
• Intro to C Programming (slides - pdf - 0.6MB)
• Advanced C Programming (notes - pdf - 0.4MB)
• Control Systems (slides - pdf - 0.07MB)
• Localization & Navigation (slides - pdf - 1MB)
• Designing for failure (slides - pdf - 0.06MB)

Lecture Notes (from 2011)

• Kickoff Lecture (slides)
• Lecture 2 - A Basic Robot (slides)
• Lecture 3 - Control Systems (slides, Example PID Code)
• Lecture 4 - Localization and Navigation (slides)

Lecture Notes (from 2010)

• 2010 Course Notes (pdf)

C Lecture Notes

• Intro to C (wiki)

Happyboard Reference

• AVR Libc - Standard C library on the Happyboard
• Happyboard Tech Specs (html)
• Happyboard Manual (pdf)
• JoyOS Repository (html, git)
• JoyOS Reference - archive (html)
• JoyOS Information - archive (General, Wiki, Bugs)

Happyboard Downloads

• Happyboard USB drivers (Mac, Windows, Linux)

Staff Hours

• TBD

Other Handouts

• How to Write Awesome C (pdf)

Rules Committee Rulings

• See the rulings page for answers to contestant questions about various interpretations of contest rules.
• Email 6.270-organizers for any other rules questions