CONVERGENCE 2K18

Line Follower
Line Follower
”Conclude the track in a shortest occurring time, follow the channel and stay unbeaten.”

 The objective of this contest is for a robot to follow a black line on a white
background, without losing the line.
 Track has bends, curves and T-joints.
 There will be 3 rounds, difficulty level will increase with increase in level.
Event Rules

 Maximum four participants are allowed per team.

 Losing the line- In such cases if the bot don’t start tracing the line within 10 secs
after deviation from path, They will have to again start from the beginning.
Maximum Three hand-touch are allowed on each level.
 Autonomous Control: once a robot has crossed the starting line it must remain
fully autonomous, or it will be disqualified.
 Teams are not allowed to replace their parts or to make any change in bot
after every successful registration.
 Any damage to arena will lead to disqualification
 Track of level 1 and level 2 is declared and track of level 3 will be declared on
the day of event.
 Valid ID Card is mandatory for the participation.
Specifications

 Bot dimensions- 250mm*250mm*100*mm(Maximum limit)

 Bot weight- 2 Kg(Maximum limit)
 Ready-made bots are not allowed
 Line to be traced has width of 25mm, it may vary on bends and curves
Winner Selection

 If any of the didn’t clear the particular level then winner will be the bot with
maximum distance covered in least time.
 Each round will be Eliminating round
 If there is tie, Re-match will conclude the new result
 Final decision will be taken by judge on the event