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Annual Miami Valley Aerial Drone Competition

MS/HS Blended event

Date
1-Mar-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-ADC-24-9478
Program
Aerial Drone Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
20
Spots Open
0
Event Region
North Central
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Standard Registration Opens
19-Dec-2024 18:00 EST
Registration Deadline
15-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
15-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$75.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome back for the third Annual Miami Valley Aerial Drone Competition. We are excited to be hosting Mission:2025 Gravity. This event is being held at the Greene County Career Center in Xenia, Ohio where one of Ohio's premier UAS CTE programs is located and teaches students about UAS applications. 

The event will kick off at 8am and will include all the competitions for both High School and Middle School teams. Lunch is not provided but our Culinary program will have their restuarant open. 

Teamwork Mission
Two Drone Teams compete as an Alliance in 90-second Matches, working collaboratively to
score points on a field approximately 20’x20’.


Autonomous Flight Skills Mission
A Drone is programmed by Students to operate entirely autonomously earning points to complete
tasks. Each Team will have the opportunity to have 2 five minute sessions at the field to
complete up to three Autonomous Flight Skills Mission Matches each session.


Piloting Skills Mission
A Drone is Piloted by Students to fly through an obstacle course. Teams compete alone to score
as many points as possible by flight through, under and around obstacles. Each Mission is 60
seconds and Teams will have 2 opportunities at each competition.


Communications Mission
During the Communications Mission, Teams will interview with judges to answer questions about
their Team, Drone, programming, and competition logbook documentation.

 

 

 

Competition Preparation

This event is sure to be fast-paced and exciting. All teams should come prepared for the competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared:

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so your team has ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist and other competition documents can be found on the Documents tab. 

2. Pack for the event the day before, and remember to bring the following:

  • Drone and remote

  • Goggles/Safety Glasses

  • Spare parts & tools

  • Batteries and chargers

  • Programming cable

  • Power strip

  • Laptop computer

  • Competition Logbook (physical or digital as specified in the event posting)

3. Remember that safety comes first.

  • NO flying outside of designated areas.

    • The first violation of this will remove you from judged awards.

    • The second violation will result in asking the team to leave.

  • Please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team or others nearby.

4. Each player and coach/mentor must have a completed and signed Participation and Consent Form. These can be completed online or physical copies can be completed and uploaded to the coach's Robot Events account for each team.  These need to be completed and/or uploaded before the event.The Participant Release Forms are available under the Documents tab for this event.

Competition Documents

Be sure to look at the documents located in the Documents tab of the event posting. Included are the inspection forms and judging rubrics. 

 

 

Regional Notes

This event is located in the North Central Region which includes:

USA: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin 

Canada: Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut

Please note: Only teams that are a part of the North Central Region are eligible to earn invitations to Regional Championships from this event. If your team is from outside this region, you may attend the event and will be eligible to earn awards and post scores to the global skills rankings, but will not be eligible to qualify for a Regional Championship from this event.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 1-Mar-2025

Venue/Location:
Greene County Career Center
532 Innovation Drive
Xenia, Ohio 45385
United States

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Agenda

Tentive: Subject to change;

8:00am - Welcome and Orientation

8:30 - 11:00am - Competition Rounds - Teamwork, Autonomous, Piloting, and Communication

11:00 - 12:00pm - Lunch and Break

12:00 - 2:00pm - Teamwork Mission Tournament

2:30pm - Awards Reception

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering as a judge or referee - please reach out to Brett Doudican at [email protected]

 

Volunteers are always needed.  We have many different needs from simply sitting at a table checking people in to being a ref or a judge.

No prior experience is needed. Certification Courses for Judge Advisors and Head Referees are available at training.recf.org

This website has a list of most roles with a brief description - 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We hope we're past the winter by this point, but if we cannot hold the tournament due to weather, it will be rescheduled. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event, GCCC will refund all monies, less any fees retained by REC. 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend, money will not be refunded unless it is over 30 days prior to the event. 

 

Date: 1-Mar-2025
Greene County Career Center
532 Innovation Drive
Xenia, Ohio 45385
United States

Travel Info

Greene County Career Center is located at the intersection of US 35 and US 68, just off the exit ramp. The address is 532 Innovation Dr. Xenia, Ohio 45385. There is ample parking for this event for cars and busses. 

Our restuarant will be open, but there are also many food options within a 5-10 minute drive and many places deliver. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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