IET/MATE Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2016

Organiser

IET Hong Kong Branch

Venue Sponsors

Technical Sponsors

IEEE logo

IEEE Hong Kong Section Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter

The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

Information on the MATE International ROV Competition

Manuals for the 2015-16 Workshops

Briefing Session
Contest briefing
(ppt, 2MB)

Basic ROV
Introductory Powerpoint 2016
(ppt, 2MB)

Wiring and parts
(doc, 300 KB)

Advanced ROV Workshop

Underwater Robot Competition Workshop Presentation-2016 Final (pdf, 2MB)

Arduino Programming Workshop

Mission Planning and Safety Workshop
Main ppt presentation (ppt, 495KB)

MATE safety document 2015 (pdf, 1.5MB)
MATE safety score sheet 2015 (pdf, 176KB)

The IET/MATE Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2016

11th Hong Kong/Asia Regional of the MATE International ROV Competition

Dates: 16-17 April 2016
(note new information update on Adventurer and Hong Kong Scout))

Venue: King George V School, Homantin, Kowloon

From the Gulf of Mexico to Jupiter’s Moon Europa: ROV Encounters in Inner and Outer Space

Details are at http://www.marinetech.org/missions-specs--scoring/

The video for the 2015 Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge

Once again The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Hong Kong (IET Hong Kong) is the organiser of the Hong Kong Regional Contest. IET Hong Kong is the largest overseas branch of the UK's largest professional engineering institution, and also the world's largest professional engineer awarding body.

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Centre (located in California, USA), in association with the Marine Technology Society's ROV Committee, has been organising the International Remote Operated Contest for the past fifteen years. This is aimed at school, college and university students. The winners in Hong Kong will go to the International Finals in Houston, Texas, USA in June 2016. Some sponsorship is available to assist winning Hong Kong teams in going to the International Contest.

This year we will again also invite teams from around Asia to take part on the final contest day so that they can qualify for the MATE International Contest in the USA in June 2016.

In addition to being fun and educational, these competitions connect students and educators with professionals from marine industries, and those involved with marine conservation, as well as to promote the development of technical, problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.

Schools teams in Hong Kong and Macau are invited to take part in workshops where they will be given an ROV kit, shown how to design and construct it, and which can then be used as the basis for the contest ROV. We will also run a number of advanced workshops for those teams interested in sensors, electronics and control of ROVs, as well as project and mission planning.

This year there will be a registration fee following MATE Centre guidelines. This will be HK$1000 and will be collected at registration. The ROV workshops and the advanced electronics workshops are not compulsory as in previous years, although teams new to the contest are highly recommended to join one. The briefing session is free to all schools interested in learning more about the competition.

So far nearly 100 schools have taken part in the event in Hong Kong, with nearly 500 schools taking part each year around the world.

In 2016 we will not only be running the Explorer, Ranger and Hong Kong Scout class missions, but also Adventurer. Hong Kong Scout registration is open until the end of March. Explorer, Ranger and Adventurer till the end of January. Note: The Hong Kong Scout and Adventurer contests in Hong Kong are different from the MATE Scout and Navigator contests.

We have winners

School	Team name	Total	Report	Poster	Safety	Evaluation	Mission	Position

Explorer
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	EPOXSEA	480.5	75.5	46.5	30	98.5	230	1st
CMA Secondary School	CMASS Robotics Team	432.5	74.5	49	30	84	195	2nd
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (EE)	Upstream Salmon	308.5	66	33.5	30	69	110	3rd
German Swiss International School	RECCD	210.5	69.5	43.5	20	77.5	0
City University of Hong Kong	CityU ROV Team	205	18	28	30	64	65
Nanjing Institute of Technology	Challenger	138	65.5	33	30	9.5	0
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Mech-Bot	89.5	45	14.5	30	0	0

Ranger
Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College	AquaRobotics Tech 2	382	78.5	38	30	95.5	140	1st
Robotics Services	Robotics Services Junior	376.5	51.5	33	30	42	220	2nd
La Salle College	Vanquish	348	68.5	34.5	30	85	130	3rd
Macau Pui Ching Middle School	Delphinius	332	80	40.5	30	76.5	105
Macau Anglican College	M.A.C.A.R.O.N	329	62	41.5	30	47.5	148
King George V School	Sea Lions	312	62	31	30	69	120
Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College	Pioneer	295.75	48.75	35.5	30	43.5	138
Sekolah Robot Indonesia	SURO-V1	281	57.5	29.5	30	64	100
Singapore American School #1	sas One Degree North Red	270.5	66.5	40	30	29	105
Sekolah Robot Indonesia	SURO-V2	256	37	35.5	30	59.5	94
MRSM Johor Bahru	Jobarian	253.5	40	41	30	72.5	70
Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School	KTSCSS 45	253	59	38	30	32	94
Macau Anglican College	Fish Logic	246.5	30	33.5	30	48	105
Concordia School Shanghai	Catalyst	239.5	47.5	20	30	82	60
Chinese International School	CIS Robotics Ranger Team	239	57	35	30	52	65
Hong Kong International School	HK Dragon ROV	238.5	34	16.5	30	28	130
German Swiss International School	Gobotics ROVs	235.5	70.5	28	30	51	56
Singapore American School #2	sas One Degree North White	215.5	37	18.5	30	52	78
American International School	Eagles	215	63	30	30	32	60
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School	Dolphin XII	214	51	30	30	43	60
Sha Tin Government Secondary School	Sea Explorer	174.75	30.75	5	20	33	86
Macau Pui Ching Middle School	Auqamarine	171.5	56.5	30.5	30	54.5	0
German Swiss International School	Orca	164	37.5	29.5	30	32	35
Our Lady of the Rosary College	5Dimension²	162.5	68.5	23	0	71	0
Our Lady of the Rosary College	Rosarian	133	28	14	30	15	46
Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School	KTSCSS 23	78.5	45.5	0	0	33	0

Adventurer
Singapore International School (Hong Kong)	Submarine	320		20			300	1st
ISF Academy	#2	110		20			90	2nd
Kowloon Technical School	KTS	59.5		19.5			40	3rd
Mommy Homeschool	Keine Mermaid	44		19			25
Lock Tao Secondary School	Lock Tao Aqua	35		20			15
Macau Pui Ching Middle School	Manta Ray	20		20			0
St. Paul's Secondary School	SPSS - Team 1	15		15			0

HK Scout
Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow Public Association Secondary School	CCPASS	485.5		15.5			470	1st
Chinese Foundation Secondary School	Abyss	462.5		12.5			450	2nd
Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Secondary School	YOTTKPSS	440		0			440	3rd
Pui Ching Middle School	Nova	349.5		19.5			330
Bishop Ford Memorial School	BFMS	338		18			320
Jockey Club Sarah Roe School	The Swimmer	300		5			295
SKH Chan Young Secondary School	Chan Youngsters	242		12			230
Jockey Club Sarah Roe School	The Transformer	227		7			220
Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School	No Name Team	180		0			180
Chinese International School	CIS Adventurer Team	108.5		18.5			90

For more details of the competition classes and missions please see below

Explorer

Hong Kong Explorer contest follows the MATE International ROV Contest missions and rules. Teams meeting the MATE Explorer qualification criteria are eligible for entry to the MATE International ROV Contest.

Mission, engineering and qualification specifications
2016 Missions and Specs (pdf, 160Kb)
2016 mission preview (pdf, 806Kb)
2016 qualification tasks (pdf, 147Kb)

Ranger

Hong Kong Ranger contest follows the MATE International ROV Contest missions and rules. Teams meeting the MATE Explorer qualification criteria are eligible for entry to the MATE International ROV Contest.

Mission and engineering specifications
2016 Missions and Specs (pdf, 160Kb)
2016 mission preview (pdf, 704Kb)

Power plugs
Additional information for power plug (pdf, 131Kb)

Adventurer

Hong Kong Adventurer contest follows local event missions and rules. The mission theme is "Marine Debris". Teams competing in this class will NOT be eligible for entry to the MATE International ROV Contest.

Mission and engineering specifications
(English) (pdf, 452 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 589 Kb).

Poster display scoring criteria
(English) (pdf, 47 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 293 Kb).

Competition prop details
(English) (pdf, 656 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 745 Kb).

Safety
(English) (pdf, 115 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 147 Kb).

Hong Kong Scout

Hong Kong Scout contest follows local event missions and rules. The mission theme is "Marine Sample Collection". Teams competing in this class will NOT be eligible for entry to the MATE International ROV Contest.

Mission and engineering specifications
(English) (pdf, 197 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 464 Kb).

Design guide
(English) (pdf, 99 Kb)

Poster display scoring criteria
(English) (pdf, 47 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 293 Kb).

Competition prop details
(English) (pdf, 340 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 354 Kb).

Safety
(English) (pdf, 115 Kb) , (Chinese) (pdf, 147 Kb).

Schedule for 2016 Competition

24 October 2015	10.30 am - 12.00 pm Room P1402, AC1, City University of Hong Kong	ROV Contest Briefing Session For Teams
14 November 2015	9.30 am - 1.00pm ISF Academy, Pok Fu Lam	Basic ROV Workshop 1
14 November 2015	2.00 pm - 5.00 pm ISF Academy, Pok Fu Lam	Basic ROV Workshop 2
28 November 2015	9.30 am - 1.00 pm ISF Academy, Pok Fu Lam	Basic ROV Workshop 3
28 November 2015	2.00 pm - 5.00 pm ISF Academy, Pok Fu Lam	Basic ROV Workshop 4
9 January 2016	9.30 am - 1.00 pm Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Room EF402	Basic ROV Workshop 5
16 January 2016	9.30 am - 3.30 pm City University of Hong Kong AC1, Room G1301, CityU AppsLab	Advanced ROV Workshop 1 Full and successfully
23 January 2016	9.30 am - 3.30 pm HKUST Room 3115	Arduino programming, motor control and PCB layout Full and successfully
30 January 2016	9.30 am - 3.30 pm Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom Room EF402	Advanced ROV Workshop 2 Full and successfully
12 March 2016	10.30 am - 12.30 pm City University of Hong Kong Room B4302	Mission Planning and Safety Workshop
9 April 2016	Hong Kong International School	Preliminary Adventurer and Hong Kong Scout Contest/Ranger Pratice Sessions
16-17 April 2016	King George V School, Homantin	11th IET/MATE Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge
23-25 June 2016	NASA Neutral Buoyancy Labs, Houston, Texas, USA	2016 International ROV Contest

Registration Fees for 2015/16

Basic ROV Workshop (Includes Basic ROV)	FREE for first school team HK$1000 for second school team
Advanced ROV Workshop (Includes camera and other electronics)	FREE for first school team HK$500 for second school team
Arduino Programming Workshop (includes Arduino development board)	FREE for up to two students from each school
Mission Planning and Safety Workshop	FREE
Registration Fee for Hong Kong ROV Contest	HK$1000 each team