The Student Circuit Design competition encourages student’s ability to design and build circuits based on given practical requirements and constraints. The competition will have a theme (e.g. sensor based actuation) and competing teams will all be provided the same problem statement. This year’s theme will be announced at a later date.
An example component list that the students would need to be familiar with will be provided. For example, for sensor based actuation, components might include:
- BJT
- MOSFET
- 555 Timer
- Ultrasonic Sensors
- IR Sensors
- Op Amps
- Diodes
- Zener
- LED
- Magnets
- Reed Switches
- Photo Diodes
- Combinational and Sequential Logic Components
- Photo Transistors
- Basic Passive Elements
Eligibility
IEEE Undergraduate Students, with a current IEEE membership, at universities throughout IEEE Region 5 are invited to compete.
- Team Size: 2 students
- Maximum number of teams: 10
The teams must submit their Intent to Compete form by the deadline to be eligible to compete.
Teams are selected from the submitted pool on a first come first served basis. Selected teams will be notified to register for the R5 conference and participate in the competition. Team substitutions are at the discretion of the competition chair.
The first team from each school to submit an Intent to Compete form will be given preference and subsequent teams submitting an Intent to Compete form from that school will be waitlisted.
If after submitting your team’s Intent to Compete, your team decides it will not be able to compete, please inform the Competition’s Chair as soon as possible so that the next waitlisted team can be accepted into the competition.
Rules & Guidelines
At the beginning of the competition all teams will receive the same technical problem statement and necessary components, testing and measuring equipment. The tentative event day schedule is given below:
- Orientation – 9:00 am.
- Circuit design – 9:15 am to 1:30 pm. During this time teams will be working on their design in the designated work bench.
- Prepare the pitch – 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm. Recommended time to prepare for the pitch.
- Judging – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. During this time judges will visit each team to evaluate their circuit design
Student Registration
If you are interested in competing as a Team:
- You must complete the Intent to Compete form to declare your intention to participate by the Intent to Compete Deadline.
- If you are notified that your team has been accepted to attend the R5 Student Competitions in person, your team members must Register for the conference by the Student Competition Registration Deadline or your team may be removed from the competition and any waitlisted teams will be given the opportunity to compete in your place.
See Registration for information on the registration fees.
Contact
We use Discord as our primary means of communicating updates about individual competitions. Click on the button below to join the R5 Discord Server. Inside the server you can find channels for all the competitions. The competition chairs and volunteers are members of the channel, and will respond to any questions you might have.
We strongly recommend the participants to be part of the Discord server, as all the updates regarding individual competitions will be communicated via their corresponding channels (including during the day of the event).
