Technical Report

The technical report is a requirement in the Challenge to give teams a chance to highlight certain details of their work which may otherwise have been overlooked. Additionally, systems do not always behave as expected on the competition day itself, in which case the technical report can help communicate the system's intended behavior.

Formal Requirements

The technical report must be a maximum of 10 pages long, excluding a title page and references or appendices. This limit is partially out of respect to the jury members, who are volunteering their time to read the reports. Additionally, it should motivate teams to pick out a few aspects of their autonomy system which they find particularly innovative or complex. The report should be written in English in (minimum) size 12 font, and be delivered as a PDF.

Note: The technical reports will be made publicly available in the days leading up to the competition. As such, do not include any personal information (or otherwise) you are not comfortable with having published.

Jury Criteria

The technical report will be reviewed by the jury and awarded a score counting 25% of a team's total score. The jury will be awarding points based on their evaluation of the following aspects:

• The report communicates a basic overview of the team's autonomous system.

• The report includes a more detailed discussion of a certain component or aspect of the system which was found to be particularly challenging, or where an innovative solution was found.

• The report succeeds in highlighting both the capabilities and the limitations of the team's autonomous system.

• The report includes figures and/or diagrams which help convey the intended message.

• The report is written in a cohesive manner that reflects an understanding of the topics discussed.

Teams can assume that the jury are all familiar with fundamental engineering/marine cybernetics concepts, however if in doubt, include a short explanation or a reference to where more information can be found.