Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill M. Zande, Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

engineering and communication component consists of a technical report, poster display,and engineering presentation that require students to present information about their team andvehicle. The poster displays are distinct in that the students are encouraged to prepare these withthe “general public” in mind. In this way, the posters help to inform and educate any visitors (orpotential teams, mentors, or sponsors) to the event venue. The report, poster, and presentationare delivered to working professionals who review, evaluate, and score them. Examples oftechnical reports from previous competitions can be found atwww.materover.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=170,while examples of the ROVs (and the students

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

mind, let’s turn to some of the current projects of the TCROVteam.The HSE program requires that each team submit a set of goals at the start of the year. It isexpected that these will be modified as the year progresses, and this is almost always the case.Here are the goals submitted by the team in NOV 2010: TCROV – 2010-11 Goals9 The following is a brief synopsis and summary of potential goals for the HSE underwater ROV engineering project, Traverse City Central Senior High, Traverse City Michigan The emphasis for 2010-2011 will involve three high school teams concentrating on five primary areas: 1) Increase the use of technology into the ROV system and building process. Possible