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Student robot challenge
The ability to conceive ideas, design, implement and test solutions are essential to an engineering degree.
Robots at the ready! Fourth year engineering students at Harper Adams University tested their robotic buggies during an event in the Soil Hall in April. The Robot Challenge was part of their assessment in the Mechatronics Design and Control module.
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To succeed in their brief, students had to examine the course and propose a robust navigation strategy which had to be implemented by developing an algorithm and integrating sensors to the buggy and the controller.
day, the true winners were everyone who took part.
The ability to conceive ideas, design, implement and test solutions are essential to an engineering degree. All students had put in a lot of effort. The competition was hard, but there was a clear winner: Gareth Goodchild, Ryan Pinder, and John Morgan achieved a score of 95% – an outstanding accomplishment.
“I really enjoyed taking part in the challenge day. It gave me the chance to see my coding skills work in the real world.
Even though Gareth, Ryan and John were declared overall winners on the
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Here is what the students had to say about the day: Rachel Brown from Lancashire says:
“Participating in the Buggy Challenge was not only a fun afternoon, but it was also a valuable learning experience.
because I enjoy problem solving, have a passion for farming and strive for improvement. “Studying here has exceeded my expectations! The lecturers offer a great level of support as they know each individual student, also the Engineering Design Centre in the library is an appreciated resource that creates a great sense of community.” Another student, Alex Sluijmers said: “I really enjoyed the event, it was great to be able to test our buggy and see how our work paid off, along with seeing the buggies designed by everyone else on the course.
