Junior Hack Manchester
The Challenge
Our challenge for you is to
produce a project that mimics the functionality of a minehunter.
Think about one or more of the
following areas:
1.
Classifying
an image or sound
This could be an app which can recognize a certain
shape in an image, or a certain sound and respond to it
2.
The
security of actually logging in to the mine hunting system
For example eye recognition or finger print technology
could be used or a new way of storing passwords.
3.
Ways
to set a course for an autonomous vehicle
This could be a website, or application allowing a
user to set an item going from A to B. Could we use touchscreens, voice
commands?
4.
Mimics
the underwater environment
This could be a game or Minecraft
At Thales
At Thales we are constantly trying to master the undersea
environment, which includes identifying mines in the world’s oceans.
To achieve this we produce minehunting sonar, autonomous
minehunting vessels and command systems. These can identify mines, which the
Navy can then detonate in a controlled way making shipping lanes and harbours
safer.
These products are used by Navies all over the world.
Prizes
The winning team will receive:
·
2 Build-Your-Own robotic arm kits
·
2 RC Quadcopters with cameras
·
4 boxes of Thales goodies!
Judge
I am Marianne Giles and will be judging the Thales Challenge
at the event. I am a second year graduate at Thales working as a Software
Engineer, after getting a ‘BEng Computer Science with Industrial Placement’
from the University of York. I have worked in a wide range of roles in the
company from coding to helping install systems on the ships, mainly focusing on
delivering sensors for minehunters.
As a judge I will be looking for teams who are thinking
outside of the box, having fun and showing me how you reached a solution
through teamwork!
