Autonomous Vehicle Competition

Do you like to build ground vehicles and air vehicles as science projects? Well then this Autonomous Vehicle Competition is right up your street. SparkFun is having its fourth annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition (AVC) on 16 June in Boulder, CO.

They do have a list of regulations for each category of vehicle and you may want to look into them if you plan to take part. The ground vehicles will need to go around 4 barrels to complete the race. The positions of the barrels will only be revealed on race day. So the vehicles you design will need to be flexible able to do any route that is presented to them.

As for the air vehicles, bad news for the helicopters. No quadcopters or helicopters allowed in the category. The air vehicle will be expected to go around the four exterior walls of the building in which the competition is being hosted. Wheel carriages are allowed for aircraft that don’t have their own wheels. Human assisted take-off  such as throwing a plane in the air for takeoff  is not considered autonomous.

If you meet all the requirements you will be able to qualify for one of the 50 spots reserved for potential competitors on race day.Nothing to beat a good race as the culmination of all your effort taken to build a vehicle as a science project!