Team MATE
Winners of the
Discovery Channel's first-ever "Depth Charge: Underwater
Robot Challenge"
In April 2002, Team MATE competed in the
first-ever "Depth
Charge: Underwater Robot Challenge," an event sponsored by the Discovery Channel and hosted by
the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) and Texas A&M's Offshore
Technology Research Center.
Team MATE was up against the likes of INA,
the U.S. Navy Research Submarine NR1 crew and command, the Center for
Ocean Technology at the University of South Florida, and the Naval
Postgraduate School in events that ranged from an obstacle course to
Tug-o-War and one-one Underwater Combats.
Team MATE overcame what seemed like a
competition-ending blow - a fried electronic motor controller system -
to swim away with the "God of the Sea" victory trophy. Aside from
a few puncture wounds from the "house 'bot" – Oceaneering’s Magnum took
several bites out of its buoyancy – Bot MATE Tricks survived with
everything intact – including the team’s pride!
Visit
www.team-mate.org for more exciting photos!
Location:
Monterey,
California
Robot Name:
Bot
MATE-Tricks
Team Leaders:
Scott Cote
– Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Robotics Club President and Project
Leader
Tom Rebold – MPC Robotics Club Advisor
Frank Barrows – MPC Automotive and Submersible Technology Instructor
Frank developed the curriculum for MATE’s Introduction to Submersible
Technology course that is taught each spring semester at MPC
Steve Moore – CSUMB electronics instructor who, with support from
the MATE Center, developed a course focused on ROVs – the course that
Carla participated in last fall
Jill Zande
– MATE Outreach Director, ROV Competition(s) Coordinator, contact with
Brett Phaneuf, ROV Challenge organizer
Team Members:
Team MATE
consists of
students (and Dads!) from Pacific Grove Middle School, Santa Catalina
School, Pacific Grove High School, Monterey Peninsula College,
California State University Monterey Bay, University of California Santa
Cruz, and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories who teamed up via the MATE
Center and the MPC Robotics Club to design and build a vehicle to
compete in this exciting and challenging event.
Bryan Schaefer
(pilot "ouch") -
California State University Monterey Bay
Bryan Jones (aka the human fuse)- California State University
Monterey Bay
Tad Masek (co-pilot "ouch")- California State University Monterey
Bay
Pat Finch - California State University Monterey Bay
Carla Engalla (frame goddess) - California State University
Monterey Bay
Davy Keegan ("play that funky music") - Pacific Grove
Middle School
Mr. (Dave) Keegan - Davy's Dad
Trevor Fay (tether man) - Monterey Peninsula College
Matt Bennett ("pulse") - Monterey Peninsula College
Adam Young ("pulse two") - University of California Santa Cruz
Penelope Ross (waterproofing goddess & tool queen) - Monterey
Peninsula College
Kyle Shiejak ("couldn't we just...") - Pacific Grove High
School
James Farina ("air Farina") - Pacific Grove High School
Peter Fry - home school
Paulette Struckman - Santa Catalina School
Joel Leker - Monterey Peninsula College
Kyle Ronan - Pacific Grove Middle School
Ray McClain - Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Team
Mentors/Supporters:
Bill Watson, Moss
Landing Marine Laboratories
Bob Zyza, Ultimate Precision Manufacturing
Matt Gardner, MPC's Submersible Technology course graduate
Gabe Wood, MPC Automotive Technology laboratory assistant & Frank's
right-hand man
Barbara Shiejak (Kyle's Mom)
Lisa Andrew (James' Mom)
Sponsors:
Coté
Consulting
Glenn’s Aquarius II Dive Shop
Potter’s Electronics
M & S Building Supply
Mario Pennisi Boating Supply
Kongsberg Simrad
Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center
Monterey Peninsula College (MPC)
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) |
