Hi Daniel, you might have a look at the introduction presentation. We are officially starting a program with High Schools and we are finishing to work on the Innovation Challenge that would target more Master students. The Freescale Cup for Bachelors with participation (max 1 student/team) of Master level student remains our most focus challenge at this point.
The Worldwide Challenge Rules said that we must use approved controller and motor dirver boards.Does that mean we must use controller board designed by Freescale,or controller board designed by ourselves with chip described below?
Hi Tommy, the rules are pretty clear. The MCU control board and the motor control unit must be approved boards per the rules. This means no custom boards for those functions
I would like to get some clarification on the rules regarding the batteries as well. Can we use Li-Po batteries as they are quite similar to Li-ion. Or the rules are fixed; ONLY NiMH, NiCad or Li-ion batteries are allowed. There are many Li-Po batteries with lower capacity and lighter, so we were wondering if its ok to use it during the race. Kindly advice. Thank u!
David, the battery you are referring to is LiPo and we do not allow LiPo in our challenge. Main reason is because depending how far you get into the challenge, you might be called upon flying with your car in your hand carriage or in your checked luggage. Those batteries are strictly regulated on how they can be shipped and carried around.
Please stick to the battery types listed in the rules.
I think it is clear now that the battery that can be used is NiMH, NiCd and Li-Ion. Also, I wasnt aware of the plane regulations. Most li-po batteries are 7.4V instead of 7.2V. I must have overlooked the differences.
