The 20th LITEC Invitational Monday December 9, 2002

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The 20th LITEC InvitationalMonday December 9,
2002
Scenes from Spring 2001, Fall 2001, and Spring
2002 LITEC Invitational
Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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What is the LITEC Invitational?

• An optional competition that allows your Smart
  Car to compete against others in speed, tracking,
  and enhancements.
• A chance to show off all the work youve done on
  your Smart Car.
• An opportunity to win great prizes!

Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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Who can enter?

• Invitational entrants must be currently enrolled
  in LITEC
• A sign-up list will be placed in the lab - a
  maximum of 20 teams can enter
• If more than 20 teams sign up, an elimination
  round will be held to determine the top 20 teams

Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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What are the prizes?

• All competitors will receive a LITEC Invitational
  shirt!
• First place team will receive 2 Microsoft Xbox
  Game Consoles
• Second place team will receive 2 RCA 1060 MP3
  players
• Third place team will receive 2 Soyo 128MB USB
  Portable Drives

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What happens at the competition?

• The Smart Cars will run on a special competition
  track, attempting to get the best speed time, and
  accurate distance measurement.
• Only one car will run on the track at a time.
• Each team will have two 15-minute time slots
  during which they, along with 2-3 other teams,
  will have priority for running on the track and
  getting timed.
• Teams may also test their cars or get timed on
  the track whenever the track is free.

Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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How are the enhancements judged?

• Each student team will have 5-7 minutes to
  present and demonstrate their enhancements to the
  judges.
• A team of judges composed of RPI professors,
  administrators, and/or alumni assign scores based
  on criteria such as engineering quality,
  appearance, performance, and creativity.

Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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Enhancement Judging
Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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How do they decide who wins?

• The speed and distance accuracy scores are
  combined with the enhancement scores to determine
  the first, second, and third place cars.
• Speed and distance scores are each worth 30,
  enhancement scores are worth 40.

Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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Spring 2002 LITEC Invitational Winners
Complete rules are available on the Embedded
Control website. Questions? Contact Linda Lim
(liml3), Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant
Deffenbaugh (deffeg)
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The LITEC Invitational

• Monday, December 9, 2002 in JEC 4201 (the lab)
  from 900am - 1230pm
• To enter, sign up on the list in the lab
• Complete rules will be available on the LITEC web
  site (litec.rpi.edu)
• If you have questions, contact Linda Lim (liml3),
  Abhijeet Golwelkar (golwea), or Grant Deffenbaugh
  (deffeg)

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Creative Cars Enhancements
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Spring 2002 LITEC Invitational
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Fall 2001 LITEC Invitational
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Spring 2001 LITEC Invitational