{"id":519,"date":"2012-01-23T15:16:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T21:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2012-01-23T15:16:54","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T21:16:54","slug":"autonomous-snow-plow-team-to-compete-at-the-2012-winter-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2012\/autonomous-snow-plow-team-to-compete-at-the-2012-winter-carnival\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Snow Plow Team to Compete at the 2012 Winter Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Snow Devils 2, Dunwoody\u2019s Autonomous Snow Plow Team, will be competing in this weekend\u2019s Institute of Navigation\u2019s Autonomous Snow Plow Competition at the 2012 St. Paul Winter Carnival.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Dunwoody\u2019s team took third place out of six teams, and was their first year competing. The competition was The University of Minnesota, two teams from the University of Michigan, the University of Ohio and Ohio \u2013 Miami.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/180884_200417619973064_200179033330256_847178_6700335_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-518   \" title=\"The Snow Devil, Dunwoody's 2011 Autonomous Snow Plow\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/180884_200417619973064_200179033330256_847178_6700335_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Snow Devils, Dunwoody&#39;s 2011 Autonomous Snow Plow Competitor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team designed a new plow utilizing a $20 web cam to search for snow. This data is then analyzed using Visual Basic code, which drives large electric motors via a DC motor controller. The team consists of Joel Berglund (ASRO), Corey Halverson (ASRO), Reed Herme (ASRO), Ryan Bender (MDES), Tim Seidl (WMET), Joe Tebbe (ASRO), Josh Nelson (ASRO) and Ward Freeman (MDES).<\/p>\n<p>An example of the robot operation can be seen here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KSCpJ2cJ4T4\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KSCpJ2cJ4T4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Come out and support the team at the Winter Carnival from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday, January 28 or from 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday, January 29 at Rice Park, 109 4th St. West,\u00a0Downtown Saint Paul. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>More information and rules for the Autonomous Snow Plow Competition can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autosnowplow.com\/welcome.html\">www.autosnowplow.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winter-carnival.com\/events\/\">www.winter-carnival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures and information on last year\u2019s competition can be found here <a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2011\/dunwoody-snow-devils-team-takes-third-place\/\">http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Autonomous SnowPlow Competition Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Snow Devils 2, Dunwoody\u2019s Autonomous Snow Plow Team, will be competing in this weekend\u2019s Institute of Navigation\u2019s Autonomous Snow Plow Competition at the 2012 St. Paul Winter Carnival. Last year, Dunwoody\u2019s team took third place out of six teams, and was their first year competing. 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