ST and Digi-Key organize design contest
for engineering students in North America
STMicroelectronics along with electronic components distributor
Digi-Key Corporation have organized a design contest for
engineering students based on ST's iNEMO multi-sensor inertial
measurement unit (IMU).
This contest aims to enable students to understand the
working of sensors and implement them in their projects.
The designs can address applications such as man/machine
interfaces, robotics, navigation, gaming and sports, remote
monitoring (of industrial equipment or medical patients),
and more.
ST's iNEMO is an evaluation and development tool that offers
3-axis sensing of linear, angular, and magnetic motion,
as well as temperature and barometer/altimeter readings
along with a 32-bit microcontroller and dedicated software,
all on a single, small development board.
Each project must contain an iNEMO IMU and will be judged
on the number of degrees of freedom (DoF) used, the quality
of its hardware and firmware/software, the design's novelty,
its use of daughter boards, and the project's ease of use
and appeal of its user interface.
The winner will receive a grand-prize of $5,000 in cash
along with an all-expense-paid trip, including airfare and
accommodations for three nights, to Europe to visit the
ST Development Labs in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Cash prizes
of $2,500 and $1,000 will also be awarded to entrants selected
as the second- and third-place winners.
Contest entrants must be currently-enrolled students, at
least 18 years of age, who are residents of North American
locations that do not prohibit, tax, or restrict such contests.
Qualified entrants must register to participate by October
30, 2010 and will need to purchase an iNEMO development
kit, containing an iNEMO eval board, a complete, professional
software development toolset and appropriate cables and
software for $369 (value $4500). Completed submissions will
be accepted until April 30, 2011 with winners notified by
early July, 2011.
For more information visit: http://www.digikey.com/iNEMO.
