NAME:       NATCAR
LAST DATE:  May 26, 2004
NEXT DATE:  May, 2005
LOCATION:   National Semiconductor HQ, Santa Clara, CA
EVENTS:     Autonomous robot car race
CLASSES:    Autonomous
SIZE:       14 inch max wheelbase, 3 feet max length
AWARDS:     See rules
INFO:       http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/natcar/
            http://www.ee.ucla.edu/natcar/
OTHER:      A variation on line-following is used in which the line is a
            wire taped to a black floor with white tape. The wire produces 
	    a 75KHz magnetic field, so either optical or magnetic sensors may
	    be used.

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