MISSION 2024 ECLIPSE COMPETITION MANUAL
W E L C O M E Drones are quickly finding their way into our everyday lives. We see them in search and rescue, construction, utility line work, fire fighting, agriculture, and countless other industries. Going beyond the confines of terrestrial airspace, drones are also increasingly used for space exploration. Following in the footsteps of t he su ccessful Ingenuity mission on Mars, NASA’s Dragonfly m ission will send a drone to Titan (Saturn’s largest moon) to look for life in 2026. Careers in drones and drone technology are growing rapidly, and students with early and in-depth experience with drones will have a distinct advantage in future careers that rely on the technology. The REC Foundation Aerial Drone Competition prepares our youth for these vocations now and in the future by strengthening skills they will rely on, both in the field and around the workplace. Through its uniquely engaging combination of teamwork and problem s olving, the competition challenges students to execute a problem-solving process that resembles the same mindset used by professionals in nearly every industry across the globe. During an Aerial Drone Competition, students complete four missions: Teamwork, Piloting Skills, Autonomous Flight, and Communications. Through these missions, students discover opportunities to approach and solve new challenges with confidence. You will find the rules that shape M ission 2024: Eclipse within this manual. They are balanced to promote fair play while encouraging students to challenge themselves and each other. This competition is designed to emphasize teamwork, spur innovation, and, overall, be fun. We believe the skills learned and developed in the Aerial Drone Competition will help students overcome any obstacle presented to them.
Good luck and we will see you in the Flight Zone!
Sincerely,
The Aerial Drone Competition Game Design Committee Members of the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation and the Dragonfly Mission
FOUNDATION REC
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