Mini Rover Competition

The How

The competition will create an environment for students of all backgrounds where they can learn and grow in their engineering skills by providing:

- A project that has no set solution where students can stretch their creativity
- One on one mentoring from upper class students who have faced similar engineering challenges
- Opportunities to work in teams, where they can develop team working and collaboration skills
- A project where they can apply engineering course knowledge

Target Skills

Electrical/ Computer Engineering

- Coding for micro controllers
- Electrical system design
- PID control
- PCB design

Mechanical Engineering

- Mechatronic drive systems
- 3-d modeling
- Rapid prototyping
- Mechanical systems design
- Robot Operating Systems

FAQ

When and where will the meetings be?

As this is a new project, we are still determining meeting dates, but here you can join our discord to get more info, or you can contact us at spacecraft@byu.edu for any further questions.

How much time should I expect to commit to this project?

We expect each member to put at least 2-3 hours into this project weekly. We will do 2, 1-hour meetings weekly.

Will I need to pay for the rover?

We are currently working on funding for this project so that you will not have to do such. However, if we are unsuccessful, one can expect to pay around $20 to help pay for electronics and 3-d prints.