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MAVRIC competes in the 2017 University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, UT

June 7, 2017 by Matthew Nelson

36 teams from the US and abroad came to the MDRS to compete in the 2017 University Rover Challenge.

The MAVRIC team competed in the 2017 University Rover Challenge held in Hanksville, UT and organized by the Mars Society.  The competition took place from June 1st to June 3rd 2017.  This year a record of 82 teams from all over the world competed in the competition.  The URC then down selects teams based on a video submission and report which then reduces the number of teams to 36 that are invited to the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) located near Hanksville, UT.  MAVRIC was one of the 36 teams invited to compete in Utah.  High temperatures, dust and sand awaits the teams and their rovers as they compete in completing four tasks:  Equipment Servicing, Science Cache, and new this year was the Extreme Delivery and Traversal and a fully autonomous mode task.

The MAVRIC team at the MDRS Habitat.

The MAVRIC team faced many challenges upon arrival to the MDRS.  Electrical issues caused an issue with control of the arm on the first task which was the Extreme Delivery and Traversal task.  After the team debugged many of the issues, they competed the next day in the Equipment Servicing task only to have an electrical short that disabled the rover shortly into the task.  On the final day the team was able to compete in the Science Cache task only to have another problem with the rovers drive motors.  The team was able to compete to the end, but the electrical issues resulted in a final score of 146.6 points and put them at 31st place.

“The MAVRIC team learned a lot from this experience and they worked very hard on the rover, often working through the night to make repairs to the rover.” said Matthew Nelson, Make to Innovate Director and also accompanied the team on the trip.  Mr. Nelson also stated that the extreme environment in the desert often causes electrical systems to fail.  The team is currently planning on a new design for the rover that can compete in the URC in 2018.

 

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MAVRIC competes in the 2017 University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, UT

The MAVRIC team competed in the 2017 University Rover Challenge held in Hanksville, UT and organized by the Mars Society.  The competition took place from June 1st to June 3rd 2017.  This year a record of 82 teams from all over the world competed in the competition.  The URC then down selects teams based on [Continue Reading…]

CySat is featured in the ISU Daily

The CySat team was interviewed and featured in the ISU Daily.  The team was recently accepted by NASA into the Cubesat Student Launch Initiative (CSLI).  You can read the full article here. http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_7d922b16-0f89-11e7-9cc8-6fab8680c5fd.html

Spring Break Lab Hours

The 0620 lab will be closed after 3/10/2017 at 6:00 p.m. and will remain closed until 3:00 p.m. on 3/20/17.  There will be no lab monitors on duty during this time.  Enjoy your Spring Break!

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