Mechatronics

See Pictures of 2018 Event with following winners:

2018 Mechatronics Competition Winners

Professional Engineers of Ontario Scarborough Chapter - upcoming events site

2018 Mechatronics Event Information:

Event will take place on Saturday, November 17th, 2018 @Burrows Hall Junior Public School, 151 Burrows Hall Blvd., Scarborough, ON, M1B 1M5 with registration by October 16 (after payment is received). NOTE DATE AND VENUE HAS CHANGED. Meet at 9:45, registration begins at 10:00. Likely end time 2:00pm.
Contest fee is $15.00 per junior team and $20.00 per senior team. Mowat team members will pay $5.00 per junior member and $6.00 per senior member.
One very important instruction is that the car should run without any guide wires. 10 meter race track (length), width is 1 meter. If the car goes out of the track (1meter width, then the team is disqualified). Students should design the car such that it should be a balance between speed and stability. Like an actual car running on the road will not have any guide wires. Only one track will be available for testing and the shortest time to cover the 10m track will be the winner team. The rest of the information for building the cars is the same as last year.

Meeting times: Tuesdays & Fridays from 3:00-4:30. Can also come in at lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays.

TDSB Permission Form to be returned by: Nov 4 Student Media Release Consent Form to be returned by: Nov 4 PEO Consent Form to be returned by: Nov 4

Questions ANSWERED by PEOSC:

Maximum voltage permissible is 9Volts since the kits come with a 9V connector, but you can use less if desired.
NO mechanical support mechanism to increase the speed is allowed (initial, continuous, or final). No wind up mechanisms, no boosting of circuit using any boost-converting type of stuff.
There is no limitation on the amperes as the amperage is directly dependent on the torque. If the higher amperage is causing the transistor to overheat, a higher ampere transistor than the kit supplies is allowed. The transistor is the main drive; without the transistor, the motor will get less current.

RULES & SPECS AGENDA FLYER with general rules

NOTES, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Part 1 (juniors & seniors), Part 2 (seniors)

Transistors and other components can be bought at: Creatron Inc. (3575 Sheppard Ave E, Scarborough near Birchmount) or Sayal (3791 Victoria Park Ave, Scarborough )