Contraptions
Total Prize Money worth Rs.40,000 to be won
Important : Contraptions will be held on 1st October (Day 2 ) of Shaastra. Setting up time for teams will begin from 1am.
List of selected teams for the hands-on event have been put up
Important : Selected teams are requested to bring their own spike busters
Shaastra isn't really Shaastra without Contraptions, and you don’t need us to tell you why.
Contraptions turns things on its head in that where most other events seek to simplify a complex problem, Contraptions require you to enthrall the judges and the audience with your ability to convolute the most simplest of actions with an infinite array of steps! All you need is planning, innovation, efficiency in steps and use of materials to stay in the reckoning.
It's the only event of its kind which tests a wide range of skills of the team such as robotics ,disaster proof construction ,the power to innovate and impeccable implementation of ideas completes Shaastra in a way no other event can. Keeping in line with the previous editions, Contraptions this year promises to epitomize excellence and the spirit of engineering, and also take it a step further.
With big cash prizes, industrial connections and great credentials to match, Contraptions has a lot to offer and beckons you to begin the quest for glory. Plus, if you've noticed, it's a one of a kind opportunity to recreate those convoluted machines in the Hanna-Barbara cartoon shorts we've all grown up on!
So why wait? This Shaastra, let Contraptions leave its mark on your imagineering experience!
IMPORTANT
- Template for the TDP has been uploaded
- FAQ for contraptions has been put up
A team's Contraption should consist of primarily 4 modules:
- The Roller Coaster Module
- The Recursive Module
- The Parallel Step Module
- The Dominoes Module
The description of each module and the scoring system can be downloaded here
Keep watching this space for updates on the problem statement
Best of Luck !
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| Contraptions Problem Statement.pdf | 740.59 KB |
- Teams must be prepared to send a TDP (Team Description Paper) and/or videos/stills etc. The selection of teams will be done on the basis of TDPs. Last date for the submission of the TDPs is 3rd September
- Selected teams will be informed before 5th September. The selected teams will be sent mails and the list of selected teams will be put up on the website.
- Maximum of 6 members in a team are allowed.
- All participants are requested to bring 6 copies of the properly printed write-ups of their contraption clearly mentioning the steps, and no of energy conversions.
- The contraption must be safe to the satisfaction of the judges and coordinators.
- A space of 8ft X 8ft will be provided to each team.
- Only two Trials or Attempts are allowed. However, if the person takes the 2nd trial then the AVERAGE of the two is taken.
- Maximum of THREE interventions allowed in any Trial. This includes all the modules and the interconnecting steps.
- Participants are allowed to skip maximum of three steps or skip to the next module in an intervention in any Trial.
- No alteration in contraption of any kind is allowed at any point of time.
- Judges’ and the Coordinators decision shall be final and binding to all.
- Failing to start the contraption when asked to by the coordinators could lead to disqualification of the team for that trial.
- The total number of interconnecting steps should not exceed 30. This does not include the modules.
- An award will be given for the best step at SHAASTRA 2010. The award will be decided by the judges. Each team should nominate a step as its best step and should highlight the same in the problem statement copy.
The rules and regulations can also be downloaded here
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| Contraptions Rules and Regulations.pdf | 499.22 KB |
Contraptions this year will have two rounds.
In the preliminary round, the participants are required to submit a Team Description Paper regarding their contraption. The template for the TDP will be put up on the website. Selection of teams will be done on the basis of the TDPs
The selected teams will come to Shaastra for the hands-on competition. Each team will be given a time slot to run their contraption.
The Registration for the event has started.
Last Date for registration and submission of detailed abstract is extended to 4th september 9:00 am
Please mail your queries to
contraption@shaastra.org
The template for the TDP can be downloaded here
Last date for submission of TDP is september 3rd
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| Contraptions TDP.doc | 306 KB |
Q.1 Can I use different balls for each recursion?
Ans. No, If you are using a ball in the recursion module,then the same ball will have to be used in all recursions.
Q.2 Can I use any ball in the roller coaster module?
Ans. Yes, A team may use any ball that has a diameter greater than 1cm. Also, a maximum of 4 balls may undergo jumps in the roller coaster module
Q.3 Can I run the recursive module while the roller coaster module is going on?
Ans. No, two modules cannot run simultaneously.
Q.4 Can I use the same set of loops again in the roller coaster module?
Ans. No, in the roller coaster module the ball cannot go through a path it has already passed through
Q.5 What will I have to bring? What will be provided by the organizers?
Ans. Only the following items will be made available at the venue
220V AC supply
Extension Cord
Teams are requested to bring their own spike busters
Q.6 Should all the modules be present in the contraption or can we choose from the modules?
Ans. All the modules must be present in the contraption but they need not be in the same order as mentioned. But the contraption should end with the Dominoes Module.
Q.7 In the rollercoaster module, once the ball looses all its energy, can we take it back up?
Ans. Yes, you can. But only through intermediate steps.
Q.8 Will there be negative points for exceeding the number of steps?
Ans. Steps exceeding the maximum number of steps will not be counted and there will be negative points for each additional step.
Please note that tricks like loops etc in the roller coaster will have to be done by the ball under gravity. Energy can be imparted to the ball only by a contact force or due to gravity. Pulling the ball through the loops is not allowed.
List of teams selected for the hands-on event is given below
List of teams selected from the second round of registration is given below
Discordia
Doolers2movers
Shockwaves
Sagar
KLU Technophile
The Gagnants
List of teams selected from the first round of registration is given below
Mechmaniacs
Bob the Builder
Lambakajuju
Contraptionists
The performers
Joyeux contraptions
Mavens quasar
Phoenixx
Phoenixs
Rejected Legends
Ace6
Arista Kietians
Blue_Kiet
Eureka
Contra
Hell (Blue)
Achievers
Phoenix
Contra-cons
Contra guys
Jumbo
The forschers
Selected Teams should send a mail to
contraption@shaastra.org
