Participants are expected to carry out the pre-determined tasks by the Competition Committee using specially designed underwater robots.

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1 UNMANNED UNDERWATER SYSTEMS COMPETITION CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1) Objective Participants are expected to carry out the pre-determined tasks by the Competition Committee using specially designed underwater robots. The robots designed by the participants must: - Pass through 3 spherical obstacles measuring 100 cm in diameter with a 10 cm opening on the top positioned in various places in the pool, - Take heat and depth measurements at pre-determined locations in the pool, - Help operator read written texts in various sizes placed in pre-determined locations in the pool by using mounted cameras on the body of the vehicle. 2) Competition Terms of Participation and Details The Competition is open for all high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Teams must have at least three team members. Application form must be completed by May 15 th, Please indicate in the application form: a. Team information and contact numbers, b. Requested sponsorship needs. Applications will be received on TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aerospace, Space and Technology Festival Competitions ( official website. 3) Details regarding Competition area and team working areas The Competition committee will construct a pool (aquarium) on the ground measuring 10 x 5 x 2 within the IGA area for the competition. On the short side of the pool a curtain will be drawn to visually isolate the pool and the competing teams. An area with a closed roof and tables will be allocated to each participating team near the pool where teams can carry out their work. Wireless network and 220V AC power supply will also be provided. In addition, a station will be located close to the visual isolation curtain on the short side of the pool from where teams can control the underwater robot during their turn. A 12V, 30A DC power supply will be provided for the control station. Finally, a small plastic pool with no electrical connections will also be provided in the competition area for the teams to check their robots water sealing and reaction with water. 4) Robot Specifications and Limitations - Diameter and height of underwater robots cannot be in excess of 92 cm. - The energy cable, which is used for transferring data and controlling the robot cannot be longer than 13 m. - During the competition, 12V, 30A DC energy of the underwater robot will be supplied by the Competition Committee. No additional energy supplies can be used. The energy can be converted within the robot but it cannot be operated at a higher energy level. - It is permitted to mount cameras on the robot. - The underwater robots must be waterproof up to a depth of 2 meters. - Cable isolation against tears and electric leakages will be performed by the teams.

2 - Prior to competition, all safety inspections of underwater robots will be performed by the competition Committee. Teams participation in the competition will be approved depending on the inspection results. 5) Competition details a) Rules All underwater vehicles will be subjected to inspection for compliance with specified safety rules and regulations. Vehicles, which do not comply with the safety regulations, will not be permitted in the pool. Teams will be provided with 12V 30A energy for their underwater vehicles outside the pool. Teams can supply energy to their vehicles only after fulfilling necessary safety precautions. Teams will be competing in two different groups during their allocated time for the competition. Team members at the control desk will not be permitted to see the pool or the underwater robot during competition. Team members who release the underwater robot into pool will not be permitted to return to the control desk. None of the groups may receive outside information and direction with regard to the position of the robot once in the pool. Team members at the control desk will be provided with soundproofing headphones, which they will have to put on during competition. Any attempt to get outside information and direction will result in disqualification of that team. Judges who will be in charge of transferring the underwater information will accompany team groups. Competing teams will pass the underwater measurements and readings to the desk judges using control stations. Desk judges will keep a record of the team points on the preprepared competition score-cards. The competition starts as soon as the robot is released into the water. The robot must go into action within 3 minutes following its release. The competition will end if an outside intervention to the robot or its cable is detected in a manner that would change its course or location, or after 15 minutes following the start of the competition. If the vehicle needs adjustments during the competition, it can be taken out of the pool for the necessary adjustments to be done and released again only after the approval of the judge. The total competition time of 15 minutes, however, will remain running even if the vehicle is outside the water. At the end of the competition, the points scored by the teams in every stage will be evaluated using the pre-prepared score cards. During the competition, the underwater robot must; 1. Pass through 3 spherical obstacles in no specific order measuring 100 cm in diameter with a 10 cm opening on the top positioned in various places in the pool. Teams will receive points for successful passage through obstacles and the intensity of contact with the obstacle during passage. 2. Take heat and depth measurements (at a minimum accuracy of 2 decimal points after the comma) at pre-determined locations in the pool and transfer these measurements to the competition committee. Teams scores will be affected by the accuracy of their measurements. 3. Locate and read texts in various sizes written on plates placed in different parts of the pool by the T3 Foundation Competition Committee and report these readings to the desk judge. Teams will be scored depending on the total number of letters read accurately.

3 During competition, teams may carry out tasks in their chosen order. will be awarded according to the definition in the scoring section and only for tasks completed successfully. b) Scoring and Evaluation Scoring consists of two stages, namely first stage and second stage, whose details are given below. The total score obtained in each stage will be the final score at the end of competition. The maximum achievable score is 500 points. While reports, domestic production and originality establishes 170 points of the total score, remaining 330 points will be allocated to competition stages. First stage: Awarded for reports, domestic production and originality aspects defined in Article 7. Report Preliminary Design Report Critical Design Report Final Evaluation Report Domestic Production Originality Total 20 points 60 points 40 points 40 points 10 points Second stage: This stage is subdivided into task points and time points. Total points obtained from two substages will be evaluated as a single point. SCORING OF TASKS Size (dimension) points Vehicle Diameter < 64 cm 20+ points 64.1 cm < Vehicle diameter < 75 cm 10+ points 75.1 cm < Vehicle diameter < 92 cm 0+ points Height < 17 cm 20+ points 17.1 cm < Vehicle height < 25 cm 10+ points 25.1 cm < Vehicle height < 92 cm 0+ points Tasks Passing through Circles Passing Through Without Contact Passing Through Two Circles Without Contact Passing Through One Circle Without Contact Failure to Pass Through Circles Measurements Temperature Measurement with 0.5C fault with 1.0C fault 100+ points 70+ points 30+ points 0+ points 15+ points 10+ points

4 with 1.5C fault Depth Measurement with 3 cm fault with 7 cm fault with 10 cm fault 5+ points 30+ points 20+ points 10+ points Letter reading 1 point will be awarded for each letter the underwater vehicle reads correctly. Letters will be listed at specified font size in each row from bigger to smaller (e.g. 72 font size in the first row, 36 font size in the second row, 12 font size in the third row, etc.). A maximum of 35 points can be obtained in the letter reading stage. TIME POINTS The total points scored for task completion will be multiplied by the factors determined depending on the task completion time shown in the table below to calculate the time points of the teams. competition Completion Time Total Task Point Factor Less than 3 min. 0,50 3 to 6 min. 0,30 6 to 9 min. 0,15 9 to 15 min. 0 c) Limitations and Penalties 20 points will be deducted from total points of the teams for polluting the pool area. d) Judge Briefing Judges will read technical reports of the teams to collect team information. During competition, one of the judges will be in charge of the control desk while the other oversees the pool area. The desk judge will be in charge of controlling the transfer of information, and recording temperature and depth measurements and letter reading accuracy of the teams. Also, participants will inform the judges on the operations they run during the competition. The pool judge, on the other hand, will oversee conditions, which may affect operation of the robots after being released in the pool and stop the competition in an adverse situation. Judges will be in charge of ensuring compliance with competition rules. Judges have the authority to stop the competition and cut the power to the underwater vehicle in the event of potential safety risks and/or problems. This authority is given to ensure safety, and the protection of electronic components of the teams underwater vehicles. After the completion of competition stages, the judge panel will assess the final evaluation reports of the teams through team interviews. Teams will be expected to answer technical questions with regard to the underwater robots they have built. e) Cheating Prevention Unit and Rules Information transfer between pool and control station, outside interference of cables and robots, and completion of stages will be monitored by cameras located in the pool by the judges. f) Special Rules

5 Any special occurrences that are not mentioned in this terms and conditions that may occur during competition will be resolved by the competition committee after evaluation of such occurrences. h) Recording System against Objections Cameras will be recording at all times to decide on the validity of objections raised by the teams and to prevent cheating. Recordings of teams performances during the competition may also be used as promotional material. 6) Pre-competition A total of 3 reports will be prepared for the competition, namely Preliminary Report, Critical Design Report, and Final Evaluation Report, which will be written at the end of the competition. Report templates can be found at the following address: Sistemleri-Yarismasi.zip Preliminary Report: Preliminary Report must be submitted before the competition and until May 15 th, The Preliminary Report must have been submitted and approved in order to make any support requests from Turkey Technology Team Foundation for the competition. Critical Design Report: The Critical Design Report, which contains the details of the design process, must be submitted until September 1 st, Final Evaluation Report: At the end of the competition, once the pool stages have been completed, teams will submit a detailed final evaluation report in which they also provide feedback regarding the competition process. The Final Evaluation Report must be submitted to the competition Committee within 3 hours of the completion of pool stages. Final Evaluation Report must contain a comparison of pre-competition designs and plans with actual implementation, and information about and solution to any problems encountered, if any, during the competition. b) Pre-selection Teams who fail to pass the Critical Design Report evaluation will not be permitted to participate in the competition. Evaluation criteria used for Critical Design Reports will be announced to teams at the end of the application deadline. c) Equipment Supplied by the competition Committee Participants will be provided with: - 12 V 30A DC energy - Glass aquarium/pool with the aforementioned dimensions - Small plastic pool to be used for submerging and test - Desks, computers, power strips for electrical devices, etc. for teams control stations - Wireless internet connection by the competition committee. 7) Prize

6 Participants, who successfully fulfill the success criteria specified in this terms and conditions and qualify for ranking, will be awarded the following prizes. Prizes will be awarded to teams and individual prizes will not be awarded. First prize: TRY 30,000 Second prize: TRY 20,000 Third prize: TRY 10, Minimum success criteria for prize ranking The team can only qualify for the prize, if the underwater vehicle passes through at least two circles without making any contact. 8) Safety Requirements Vehicles and control stations must be equipped with an emergency stop button. Power cables must be fully and properly isolated. Open wires and electrical connections are strictly forbidden. Control station communication cables of underwater vehicles must be equipped with suitable fuses in accordance with the cable s power and current specifications. Before the competition, judges will test the water sealing of all vehicles by completely submerging them in water (without power supply). DC motors of the vehicles must be water sealed. There will not be any open sharp edges in the motor/propeller systems, which help move the vehicles. All sharp edges will be blunted or covered by a nozzle. There cannot be any sharp edges on the vehicle body and all edges will be rolled. Electrical connections between the vehicle and the control station should be sufficiently loose to provide flexibility during abrupt maneuvers. Power supply of surface devices which run on 220V AC must be completely separated from the power supply of the underwater vehicle. The competition is not suitable for using hydraulic systems. There cannot be any loose parts (cameras, etc.) on the underwater vehicle. Vehicles, which are not approved by the judge panel due to incompliance with safety requirements, are not permitted to participate in the competition. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS Teams have the right to object to the concerned judge through their team leaders. Objections can be made verbally, provided that they are submitted in writing at a later time. Verbal objections must be put in writing within 24 hours. In any case, nonwritten objections will not be taken into consideration. Objections will be finalized within 24 hours after having examined by the judge panel. Each contestant is responsible for taking the necessary precautions and paying the necessary attention to his/her peers and the environment. T3 Foundation and organization officials cannot be held responsible for the damages inflicted upon third parties by the contestants. T3 Foundation and the organization committee reserve the right to make any amendments to the specifications in order for the contest to take place in accordance with the specified impartial criteria with judicial outcomes for violations, to better meet all sorts of requirements by the contestants, to provide necessary safety precautions and to maintain the functionality of the contest specifications.

7 After making the necessary evaluations following the application deadline, T3 Foundation and the organization committee reserve the right to cancel the contest if there are insufficient number of applications with the required technical knowledge and skills. TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Safety and Security Terms and Conditions will be communicated to all contestants, delegations and concerned parties. All competing teams are responsible for observing the safety terms and conditions specific to their respective categories specified in TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Safety and Security Terms and Conditions. In this regard, with the exception of security precautions contained in the aforementioned security instructions, it is the contestants responsibility to take additional precautions arising from the systems employed. T3 Foundation and the organization committee has the right to exclude any and all teams from the contest who do not fulfill the terms and conditions of TEKNOFEST ISTANBUL Aviation, Space and Technology Festival Safety and Security Terms and Conditions to provide a safe environment for holding the contest. T3 Foundation and organization officials cannot be held responsible for damages arising from the violation of terms and conditions by the contestants, delegations and concerned parties. All teams who qualify to compete in the contest will be presented a Participation Certificate. Turkey Technology Team Foundation has the right to make any changes to this terms and conditions.