Thursday, April 01, 2004
Engineering students place fourth in competition
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Engineering students from the University of Southern Indiana placed fourth in a robotic contest during the 2004 IEEE Southeastern Conference in North Carolina in late March. The IEEE students designed and built a self-guiding robot that was required to start on a course when directed by a signal, travel to a station to receive instructions, and proceed on the course according to the instructions received capturing metal objects in correct sequence, and delivering the object at the end of the course. Points were awarded for correct operation within the time limits specified. The competition consisted of three rounds. Eight teams advanced to the second round and four teams advanced to the third round. The USI entry, named Daisy, advanced to the final round and placed fourth among 33 colleges and universities. Brian West, assistant professor of engineering, is the faculty sponsor for the students and represented USI at the conference. He credited the students for the effort. He said, “They did it on their own. It was a student team effort.” Julie Hagedorn, president of the IEEE, said, “It was a thrill for USI engineering students to compete and top students from other schools. Some schools have 800-member teams and we went with nine members; one of our members is a psychology major.” The psychology major is Amanda Rickenbaugh, who joined the IEEE students last year for a team trip and has continued as a member. Other members of the team are Tina Purcell, Derek Oehler, Zack Starkey, Willy Beaton, Brian Wathen, Brent Johnson, and Aaron Megal. |
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