SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T10:58:07-06:00SparkFun Electronicsbraincraven on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!braincravenurn:uuid:74507464-492b-744c-367e-058142dc94da2010-04-20T12:53:43-06:00<p>OK, Who came up with the obvious reference to Dr. McNinja? <a href="http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/3p20" rel="nofollow">http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/3p20</a></p>
RoHS on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!RoHSurn:uuid:0103b6e1-f291-3506-5c91-f45d014b86d32010-04-19T10:24:41-06:00<p>if you have any photos feel free to post them on the 2010 AVC flickr group. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/avc2010/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/groups/avc2010/</a></p>
RoHS on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!RoHSurn:uuid:d83e6a01-5a57-e1f2-9e8c-1af3f10c48942010-04-19T10:23:18-06:00<p>...working on it now. I shot just under 200 gigs of true HD video using the 5d Mark II</p>
Ben121 on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!Ben121urn:uuid:73500b0c-3dab-0f90-d82d-952be0d4d5292010-04-19T08:38:45-06:00<p>Maybe next year the FIRST robotics championship and the Sparkfun AVC could be at the same place, or if not then on different weekends, because some of us are still tuning up our Time Travelling Hot tubs and couldn't be in both places :-(</p>
JRMorrisJr on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!JRMorrisJrurn:uuid:a74b8463-b6e6-f283-fc79-c222de657b882010-04-19T08:05:31-06:00<p>IT Brad should think about using a neckbrace and welding goggles if he decides to use that "score board" after the event!</p>
Scotty on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!Scottyurn:uuid:a2ba412f-a022-4195-edab-83cb7b826bda2010-04-18T21:51:59-06:00<p>Videos please!!! - for those of us who couldn't attend and were working Saturday!!!</p>
SnuSnu on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!SnuSnuurn:uuid:b16774e1-b812-c476-d262-828015ade4fc2010-04-18T06:28:26-06:00<p>congratulations on the events guys, wish i could be there, but international travel just to see DIY electronics racing and crashing didnt go well with my wife. which is also the guardian of the gold. then i saw the pictures and feel like crying. :D<br>
T-shirts, T-shirts, T-shirts!! any of those posters would be awesome on a t-shirt. want.</p>
HelicopterGuy on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!HelicopterGuyurn:uuid:316014df-411e-14f7-a406-c478c8d7e8af2010-04-17T22:46:01-06:00<p>What an amazing event and a great day! Congratulations to all of the competitors, as well as the entire staff at SparkFun. And even though no vehicles ended up in the pond this year, there were still incredible successes, impressive crashes, and a good time was had by all. I was able to capture a fair amount of video throughout the day, and if any of it is worth anything, I'll edit it together and post a link.<br>
Again, thanks to all involved!</p>
jonabbott on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!jonabbotturn:uuid:c9729598-b762-d8ce-ac2f-143c05b0901f2010-04-17T21:24:46-06:00<p>Here are some shots I took at the event (as well as a couple random ones in Boulder): <a href="http://tinyurl.com/y2aos2s" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/y2aos2s</a></p>
OlegM on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!OlegMurn:uuid:2e0bb0c0-d53c-bdfb-e960-f08f78aa95212010-04-17T20:40:45-06:00<p>Couple pics from the event -> <a href="http://www.circuitsathome.com/uncategorized/sparkfun-2010-autonomous-vehicle-competition" rel="nofollow">http://www.circuitsathome.com/uncategorized/sparkfun-2010-autonomous-vehicle-competition</a></p>
scicior on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!sciciorurn:uuid:9aadd331-b0b9-1918-2483-325b1a3375962010-04-17T09:11:14-06:00<p>I was hoping to be there (I work in Boulder) but I'm still at NASA Dryden preparing our Ozone instrument to fly on the Global Hawk UAV this Wednesday. It's going to leave Edwards Air Force base and fly for 30 hours to within 5 degrees of the north pole and back. Man, it would kick-butt in the spark fun contest if the FAA would let us fly over land :-)<br>
- Steve<br>
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numinit on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!numiniturn:uuid:78a0862d-0f85-4a12-7173-31fc21eac7252010-04-16T17:03:56-06:00<p>Got a track meet Saturday, but I will see if I can come up to Boulder. Sounds cool.</p>
elmer_fud on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!elmer_fudurn:uuid:8186be47-d762-5dac-e089-c4a5ac838ff92010-04-16T15:54:04-06:00<p>so much to finish, so little time</p>
jessejay on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!jessejayurn:uuid:1d74fc3f-360f-b78a-e7a1-9c475a10e4f62010-04-16T15:31:40-06:00<p>Wish I could make it, maybe next yet. I was looking over the rules...<br>
10. Maintaining a height below the tops of the balloons is worth a 15 second reduction in<br>
time If a vehicle fails to complete its run, the total number of successfully navigated<br>
turns and distance will become the team?s score rather than the time. Completed<br>
distance takes precedence over time. Example: a ? completion in 2 minutes beats<br>
? completion in 1 minute. Ultimately, the best time for a full lap takes the cake.<br>
This doesn't say non-ground vehicle. So, does that mean all ground vehicles get a 15 second reduction? :)</p>
Scienkoptic on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!Scienkopticurn:uuid:cdf99e3b-233e-7c64-3f9b-0eca6639a43e2010-04-15T18:18:16-06:00<p>make these into t-shirts and I'd buy one. like the blimp and the dinosaur ones.</p>
project240dotnet on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!project240dotneturn:uuid:b95579c6-b632-7b30-e65d-0648e81f1f5b2010-04-15T16:31:03-06:00<p>Prepare to Qualify...<br>
I'm ultra-stoked about the event... I just hope that I made the right decision to use a wheeled ground vehicle rather than a boat. There was an earlier reference to using a boat platform... and should it rain torrentially enough and flood the parking lot, that may be the winning solution.</p>
schmidtw on 2010 Autonomous Vehicle Competition is Here!schmidtwurn:uuid:0ad9cfab-c5a9-e710-0a51-ff285457cfdb2010-04-15T16:03:52-06:00<p>Those would make some really cool shirts!</p>