Chicago Engineering Design Team

Chicago Engineering Design Team

Chicago Engineering Design Team (EDT) is an engineering and robotics organization made up of University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) engineering students. It was founded in 2000. EDT is a team of electrical, software, and mechanical engineers who aim to bring engineering to the next level. The organization participates in robotics competitions and organizes various engineering events at UIC.

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Competitions

Chicago EDT competes in two major robotics competitions, the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) and the AMD Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition (JSDC). IGVC is a contest in which teams from different universities build robots that can autonomously navigate an obstacle course. Each team requires expertise in electrical, software, and mechanical engineering. JSDC is a competition where teams of engineering students must build a robot which completes objectives in order to score points. This competition also has significant combat between robots, and it requires strategy and skill in addition to a good design in order to be successful.

The team began planning for the March 2008 JSDC in the fall of 2007 and started work in January 2008. A UIC senior on the team noted that the team members were, "putting in over 20 hours a week," in addition to schoolwork.[1]

Robots

The team has developed and competed with the following robots:

  • Achilles
  • Ares[2]
  • Enyo
  • Kronos
  • Loki[2]
  • Odin[2]
  • Bob
  • Scarab
  • Thor[2]

Notable Achievements

Chicago EDT has received a reputation for well built robots. Some of their achievements are:

  • 2002 Fourth place overall at the JSDC[3][4]
  • 2004 Participation in the JSDC[5]
  • 2005 Most Creative award at the JSDC for the robot Ares
  • 2006 First place overall at the JSDC for the robot Ares
  • 2006 Most Innovative award[1] at the JSDC for the robot Thor for being the only autonomous robot to score points
  • 2007 Third place overall at the JSDC for the robot Thor
  • 2007 Fourth place overall at the JSDC for the robot Ares
  • 2007 Second place in design competition at the IGVC for the robot Achilles
  • 2008 First place overall at the JSDC for the robot Ares[1][6]
  • 2008 Fourth place overall at the JSDC for the robot Thor[1]
  • 2009 Second place overall at the JSDC for the robot Kronos
  • 2009 Winner of the demolition round at the JSDC for the robot Odin

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wurth, Julie. "Chicago team triumphs in tense hoops game", The News-Gazette, March 9, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Kuba, Nicole. "Engineering team assembles robots", The Chicago Flame, February 26, 2007.
  3. ^ Magnelli, Max and Billich, William. "Engineering Design Team's Robot Advances To The Final Four!", Chicago EDT Website, March 10, 2002.
  4. ^ UIC Mechanical Engineering Dept. "Engineering Design Team Enters Robotics Competition", Mechanical Engineering Dept. Website, February 2002.
  5. ^ 2004 JSDC Website. "JSDC Team Standings", 2004 JDSC Team Standings, Jun 7, 2004.
  6. ^ Francuch, Paul. "UIC's robots rock the rest", UIC News, March 19, 2008.

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