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MINOS '01 schedule
Here's an update on MINOS '01 which is of course ONLY TEN DAYS AWAY
Please accept my apologies for not sending this out earlier: as some of
the local people will know I've been a bit unwell on top of my usual
disorganisation.
First attendees. As far as I know this is a comprehensive list. It is not
too late to add names although it will be hard to arrange overnight
accomodation in College at this stage (there are alternatives outside
College, but they will be pricier). If you suddenly feel the urge to
attend, please let me know.
Wayne Allen
Rafe Aldridge
Penny Bunting
Andrew Cattell and Sandra Evans
Mr and Mrs Alan Dibley
Mark Dunsford
Tristan Grant
Derek Hall
Shannon Hall
Peter Harrison
Adrian Johnstone
Jeff Johnson (provisional)
Duncan Louttit
Andi Mofatt
David Otten
John Pickering
Piers Plummer
Craig Saunders
Liz Scott
Martin Smith
Nick Smith and Shirley Barnes
Chris Walker
Ken Warwick
plus a selection of local undergraduates and others who may drop by for
the competition...
Now the schedule. I've split the event up into four chunks: registration
and history; real mice; future directions for micromouse and
related competitions; and competition. I've had a variety of offers for
talks which I have incorporated here but I want to stress that this is
fluid and will change when people see what I've let them in for! There is
plenty of scope for squeezing in some more presentations, so let me know
if you're feeling brave.
We are intending to video tape the proceedings, unless people object
violently. One of the things I'm hoping to get out of the weekend is a
description of the history of micromouse and some descriptions of real
micromice that we can use to enhance the web site.
MINOS '01 provsional schedule
Saturday 31 March
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10.30-11.00 Arrival and registration
11.00-11.10 Welcome and administrivia
11.10-11.40 Alan Dibley: how to get started from an experienced beginner
11.40-12.10 How we got here: micromouse history with contributions (I hope
from Alan and all the old hands)
12.15-14.00 Lunch, putting your bags in your room etc
14.00-14.30 Duncan Louttit back emf motor speed sensors and reflective
light sensing
14.30-15.00 John Pickering on wall followers and PICs
15.00-15.15 Coffee break
15.15-16.00 Dave Otten on sensors
16.00-16.45 Adrian Johnstone and Piers Plummer on cyclindrical symmetry,
differentials and optic flow PLUS a small prize if anybody can
think of a nice name for Piers' mouse
16.45-17.00 Administrivia
17.00-17.30 Coffee
17.30-19.00 Free time
19.00- Dinner and socialising
Sunday 1 April
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08.30-09.30 Breakfast, alka seltzer
09.30-10.15 What's out there: robotics in the UK
10.15-11.00 The rules: variants for 3-D micromouse and schools
competitions
(A continutaion of teh debate we've been having on all the
micromouse variant competitions; how to organise nationally etc)
11.00-11.15 Coffee
11.15-11.30 Robofesta Europe: plans and our possible contribution
11.30-12.45 My mouse: an open slot for everybody with a mouse to spend
ten minutes explaining its configuration: drive; sensors;
algorithms
12.45-14.00 Lunch
14.00- Competition heats and finals with choclate and
alchoholic prizes donated by Royal Holloway