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The Purdue IEEE ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) team is dedicated to competing in the world.s largest ROV competition, the MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education Center) competition. The mission last year focused on simulating submarine rescue ROVs that can deliver fresh air, deliver emergency supplies, survey a submarine for damage, and mate with an escape hatch in a worst-case scenario that submarines need to be brought on-board the ROV
MATE is one of the top robotics competitions in the world, and is by far the largest underwater competition. The international competition has entirely new tasks annually that always focus on underwater studies. This competition is designed to teach future engineers about how to create a new vehicle with many innovations, how to work as a team in developing this vehicle, and how to present the vehicle as professionals in a contract-bid style environment.
Including the entry level Ranger class and more technical Explorer class (Purdue competes in the Explorer class), there are over 340 team from around the world!
Purdue competed on June 25th and placed 5th overall internationally! The
team was also the only rookie team to place in the top 10!
This put Purdue ahead of such universities as MIT, Georgia Tech, UNC,
Embry-Riddle, and even the defending champions from Newfoundland!
To watch last year.s vehicle, ROV Osprey, in action . click on the link
below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrX_OsVcW4g>
Next year.s task is still unknown, but the competition will be held in Hawaii!
Meetings
Friday at ???pm in the IEEE Office (EE014)
Contact
Chair: Seth Baklor sbaklor@purdue.edu
Vice Chair: Clement Lan cdlan@purdue.edu