EE192: Mechatronics Design Lab

Final Race

The races will be carried out using NATCAR rules for timing (best run in 5 minutes, with timeout and second try with max of 2 minutes).

Round 1

Round 1 will be scored out of 10 points as follows:

6 points Moves under own power
6.5 points Makes first turn
7 points Completes 1/2 of the track in < 5 minutes
8 points Completes whole track in < 5 minutes
about 0.3 m/s
9 points Completes whole track in 2 minutes or less
about 0.8 m/s
>9 points For cars which are fast and/or well-stabilized


The final point, once you score 9 points based on time, will be awarded on a deductions system as follows, floored at zero:

-0.3 points Twitchy steering
-0.3 points Goes wide on curves
-0.3 points Oscillatory step response
-0.3 points Over 60 sec
about 1.6 m/s
-0.5 points Hits cone(s)

Round 2

Round 2 will be scored out of 20 points as follows:

12 points Moves under own power
13 points Makes first turn
15 points Completes 1/2 of the track in < 5 minutes
16 points Completes whole track in < 5 minutes
about 0.3 m/s
18 points Completes whole track in 1 minute or less
about 1.6 m/s
>18 points For cars which are fast and/or well-stabilized


The final two points, once you score 18 points based on time, will be awarded on a deductions system as follows, floored at zero:

-0.5 points Twitchy steering
-0.5 points Goes wide on curves
-0.5 points Oscillatory step response
-1 point Over 40 sec
under about 2.4 m/s
-1 point Loose hardware
including car scraping on track
-1 point Hits cone(s)