Content Outline

Self Balancing Robot is a two days robotics workshop which involves building a two wheeled self balancing robot using microcontrollers.

The main concepts covered in the workshop are:

• Microcontroller Family
• Architecture of 8 Bit Microcontrollers
• Analog to Digital Conversion
• Using Timers and Interrupts
• Motor Drivers and its internal architecture
• Dual Motor Direction Control
• Pulse Width Modulation
• Proportional-Integral-Derivative [PID] Control
• Kalman Filter
• DOF concepts
• 3axis Accelerometer
• 2axis Gyroscope
• Real time sensor simulation
• Working of two wheeled balancing robots

Each Successfully Registered team is expected to bring one laptop with Windows OS (XP or windows 7) installed.

Content developed in association with Li2 Innovations.

Please Note: A takeaway kit will be provided.

Eligibility
Participants having a valid ID card of their respective educational institutions are eligible for the workshop.

Team Specifications
Each team can consist of a maximum of 4 members. Participants from different colleges may form a team.

Pre Requisites
This is a basic level workshop and hence there are no pre requisites for it.

Payment Details
The cost of the workshop is Rs 8000/- per team.

Certificate Criterion
All participants should be present in all the sessions. Failing this, no certificate shall be awarded to the participant.

1. Due to limited availability of seats for the workshop, registrations will be done purely on first come first serve basis.
2. Making a payment for the workshop does NOT guarantee accommodation during the festival.
3. Cost of the workshop: Rs. 8000/- per team. The maximum number of participants per team is 4.
4. In order to proceed with your registration you are required to deposit the amount via DD(preferably via Speed - Post).
5. DD should be made in the name of "Techfest Workshop" payable Mumbai.
6. After registering, a scanned copy of the DD must be e-mailed to workshops_bb@techfest.org. After sending the scanned copy, a confirmation mail would be sent to the teams. Teams must courier the DD only when they receive the confirmation mail.
   NOTE : If the teams courier the DD without sending the scanned copy first, their DD WONT be accepted.
7. Scanned copy of the DD should be mailed before 5th December, 2011.
8. The mail of the scanned copy of the DD should be in following format:
   
   Subject: Team id_payment (This is to be STRICTLY followed.)
   example – BB 1001_payment
   Content:
   
   • DD number
   • Team details of all the members (team member's name, email id, contact number)
   • Accommodation Required – Yes/No (Preference will be given to those that do not require accommodation)
   • Attachment : Scanned copy of the DD.
9. Courier us the DD at the below mentioned address -
   
   Techfest Office,
   Students’ Gymkhana,
   IIT Bombay,
   Powai,
   Mumbai - 400076
   
   Your registration will be confirmed once we receive the DD. Your DD should reach us by 10th December, 2011.
10. The following details should be written on the back side of the DD:
    
    • Team id
    • Team Leader's name
    • Contact No
    • Workshop Name

NOTE : DD’s that do not have the following details written on the back side will be straightaway rejected.

In the event of requiring accommodation, participants are requested to make the payment at their own RISK. Techfest 2012 does not guarantee accommodation for the workshop. If in case Techfest is able to provide accommodation, details regarding the same will be notified to the participants.