MicroMouse
Planning for Spring 2006 Competition
Scott F. Smith
Boise State University
What is MicroMouse?
• Autonomous robot capable of finding its
way through is maze in a short time.
• Teams of 1-5 undergraduate IEEE Student
Members (see rules for recent graduates and
graduate students).
• No more than 25cm X 25cm and no more
than $500 cost.
A MicroMouse
Another MicroMouse
Yet More MicroMice
MicroMouse Maze
• 16 X 16 unit squares.
• Each square is 18cm X 18cm (16.8cm
between walls).
• Walls are 5cm high, red on top, white on
sizes (IR reflecting).
• Floor is black (non IR reflecting).
• Object is to find 2 X 2 square center.
A MicroMouse Maze
A Mouse in a Maze
The Contest
• Each mouse gets 10 minutes access to maze.
• Run clock restarts every time mouse leaves
starting square.
• A run time is recorded from run clock every time
mouse enters destination square.
• If mouse is touched (except at start or finish of
access), 30 second penalty attached to all run
times. This penalty can only be assessed once.
The Contest Continued
• All mice which successfully negotiate the
maze place higher than those that do not.
• Mice with faster best run times place higher
than those with slower best run times.
• Mice without run times are ranked by
number of squares visited (with no square
counted more than twice).
Proposed Area Contest
• At Spring 2006 Northeast Area 6 meetings.
• Boise State University has a maze (about
60% done) which can be used.
• Meeting this afternoon with more details on
MicroMouse (video, mouse demo, rules,
books, etc.)
• Prizes TBD.