An amateur drone racing club is developing an embedded control system to automate an individual time-trial race. The race requires a drone to complete exactly 3 laps of a 150-metre obstacle course (totaling 450 metres).

The system is connected to the following hardware peripherals:

• Launchpad infrared alignment sensors
• Starter LED matrix (displays a countdown, then a solid blue start signal)
• Abort siren and a flashing amber warning light
• RFID gate scanner at the start/finish line
• Electronic digital scoreboard display