Updated: April 4th, 2016 Page 1 of 16 RoboCupJunior Rescue Line – Rules 2016 RoboCupJunior Rescue - Technical Committee 2016 Fredrik Löfgren (Sweden) CHAIR, [email protected] Roberto Bonilla (Mexico), [email protected] Naomi Chikuma (Japan), [email protected] Kai Hannemann (Germany), [email protected] Phil Wade (Australia), [email protected] These are the official rules for RoboCupJunior 2016. They are released by the RoboCupJunior Rescue Technical Committee. The English rules have priority over any translations. Changes from the 2015 rules are highlighted in red. Scenario The land is simply too dangerous for humans to reach the victim! Your team has been given the most difficult tasks. It must be able to carry out the rescue mission in fully autonomous mode with no human assistance. The robot must be strong and smart enough to navigate through a treacherous terrain with hills, uneven lands and rubbles without getting stuck. When the robot finally finds the victim, it has to gently and carefully transport the victim to the safe evacuation point where humans can take over. Time and technical skills are the essential! Come and prepare to be the most successful Rescue Response Team. Summary The robot should follow the line while overcoming different problems: • 15 points for each tile with intersection(s) • 10 points for each obstacle • 10 points for reaching the line after a gap in the line • 5 points for each tile with speed bump(s) At the end of the line it will be a rectangular room with walls, where the robot should transport as many balls as possible to an evacuation point in one of the corners of the room. The team will earn 40 points for each ball. If the robot gets stuck somewhere in the field it can be restarted at the last visited checkpoint. The robot will also earn points when it reaches new checkpoints.
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RoboCupJuniorRescueLine–Rules2016
RoboCupJuniorRescue-TechnicalCommittee2016FredrikLöfgren(Sweden)CHAIR,[email protected](Mexico),[email protected](Japan),[email protected](Germany),[email protected](Australia),[email protected]
ThesearetheofficialrulesforRoboCupJunior2016.TheyarereleasedbytheRoboCupJuniorRescueTechnicalCommittee.TheEnglishruleshavepriorityoveranytranslations.Changesfromthe2015rulesarehighlightedinred.
Scenario
Thelandissimplytoodangerousforhumanstoreachthevictim!Yourteamhasbeengiventhemostdifficulttasks.Itmustbeabletocarryouttherescuemissioninfullyautonomousmodewithnohumanassistance.Therobotmustbestrongandsmartenoughtonavigatethroughatreacherousterrainwithhills,unevenlandsandrubbleswithoutgettingstuck.Whentherobotfinallyfindsthevictim,ithastogentlyandcarefullytransportthevictimtothesafeevacuationpointwherehumanscantakeover.
Timeandtechnicalskillsaretheessential!ComeandpreparetobethemostsuccessfulRescueResponseTeam.
Summary
Therobotshouldfollowthelinewhileovercomingdifferentproblems:
• 15pointsforeachtilewithintersection(s)• 10pointsforeachobstacle• 10pointsforreachingthelineafteragapintheline• 5pointsforeachtilewithspeedbump(s)
Attheendofthelineitwillbearectangularroomwithwalls,wheretherobotshouldtransportasmanyballsaspossibletoanevacuationpointinoneofthecornersoftheroom.Theteamwillearn40pointsforeachball.
Iftherobotgetsstucksomewhereinthefielditcanberestartedatthelastvisitedcheckpoint.Therobotwillalsoearnpointswhenitreachesnewcheckpoints.
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ContentsRoboCupJuniorRescueLine–Rules2016......................................................................................1
Scenario.................................................................................................................................................1
Summary...............................................................................................................................................1
1. Arena..............................................................................................................................................4
1.1Description...................................................................................................................................4
1.2Floor.............................................................................................................................................4
1.3Line...............................................................................................................................................4
1.4Debris,SpeedBumpsandObstacles..........................................................................................5
1.5Intersections................................................................................................................................5
1.6Doorway.......................................................................................................................................6
1.7EvacuationZone..........................................................................................................................6
1.8Victims..........................................................................................................................................6
1.9EnvironmentalConditions..........................................................................................................6
2. Robots............................................................................................................................................7
2.1Control..........................................................................................................................................7
2.2Construction.................................................................................................................................7
2.3Team.............................................................................................................................................7
2.4Inspection.....................................................................................................................................8
2.5Violations.....................................................................................................................................8
3. Play.................................................................................................................................................9
3.1Pre-roundPractice......................................................................................................................9
3.2GameZone....................................................................................................................................9
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3.3StartofPlay..................................................................................................................................9
3.4GamePlay...................................................................................................................................10
3.5Scoring........................................................................................................................................10
3.6Lackofprogress:........................................................................................................................11
3.7VictimPlacement.......................................................................................................................12
3.8EvacuationPointPlacement.....................................................................................................12
3.9EndofPlay.................................................................................................................................12
4. OpenTechnicalEvaluation......................................................................................................13
4.1Description.................................................................................................................................13
4.2EvaluationAspects....................................................................................................................13
4.3Awards.......................................................................................................................................13
4.4Sharing.......................................................................................................................................14
5. ConflictResolution....................................................................................................................14
5.1RefereeandRefereeAssistant..................................................................................................14
5.2RuleClarification.......................................................................................................................14
5.3SpecialCircumstances...............................................................................................................14
6. CodeofConduct.........................................................................................................................15
6.1Spirit...........................................................................................................................................15
6.2FairPlay......................................................................................................................................15
6.3Behavior.....................................................................................................................................15
6.4Mentors......................................................................................................................................15
6.5EthicsandIntegrity...................................................................................................................16
6.6Sharing.......................................................................................................................................16
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1. Arena
1.1Description1.1.1Thearenaismodular bytiles,whichcanbeusedtomakeanendlessnumberofdifferentcoursesfortherobotstotraverseandalsoprovideswiththeabilitytoaddnewtilesinthefuture.1.1.2Thefieldwillconsistof300mmx300mmtiles,withdifferentpatterns.Thefinalselectionoftilesandtheirarrangementwillnotberevealeduntilthedayofthecompetition.Competitiontilesmaybemountedonahardbackingmaterialofanythickness.1.1.3Therewillbeaminimumof8tilesinacompetitionfield.1.1.4Therearedifferenttiledesigns(examplescanbefoundunderrule“1.3Line”).1.1.5Tiles ondifferentlevelsareconnectedwitharamp.Arampdoesnotexceedaninclineof25degreesfromthehorizontalsurface.
1.2Floor1.2.1Thefloorhasawhiteorclosetowhitetone.Thefloormaybeeithersmoothortextured(likelinoleumorcarpet),andmayhavestepsofupto3mmheightatjoinsbetween tiles.Due to the nature of the tiles, there may be a step and/or gap in the construction of the arena. These are not intentional and will be minimized as much as possible by the organizers.1.2.2Competitorsneedtobeawarethatinsomecompetitions,tilesmaybemountedonthickbackingorraisedofftheground,whichmaymakeitdifficulttogetbackonatileshouldtherobotcomeoff.Noprovisionwillbemadetoassistrobotsthatdriveoffatile,forgettingbackonthetile.1.2.3Tileswillbeusedasrampstoallowtherobotsto“climb”uptoanddownfromtheelevatedtile.1.2.4 Robots,therefore,mustbedesignedsothattheycannavigatealonganytilethatmaybeplacedunderanothertile.Theminimumfreeheightwillbe25cm.
1.3Line1.3.1Theblackline,1-2cmwide,maybemadewithstandardelectricalinsulatingtapeorprintedontopaperorothermaterials.Theblacklineformsapathonthefloor.(Thegridlinesindicatedinthedrawingsareforreferenceonlyandcompetitorscanexpecttilestobeduplicated,differentand/oromitted.)1.3.2Straightsectionsoftheblacklinemayhavegapswithatleast5cmofstraightlinebeforeeachgap.Thegapis20cmatmost.1.3.3Thearrangementofthetilesandpathsmayvarybetweenrounds.1.3.4.Thelinewillneverbecloserthan10cmtoanyedge,sotherobotwillneverfallofthearena.
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1.4Debris,SpeedBumpsandObstacles1.4.1Speedbumpshaveamaximumheightof1cm.Theyarewhiteandfixedonthefloor.Theymaybeangled.1.4.2Debrisaremaximumheightof3mm,andwillnotbefixedonthefloor.Theyaresmallmaterialssuchastoothpicksorsmallwoodendowel,etc.1.4.3Debrismaybespreadtowardsoradjacenttowalls.1.4.4Obstaclesmayconsistofbricks,blocks,weightsandotherlarge,heavyitems.Obstacleswillbeatleast15cmhigh.1.4.5Anobstacledoesnotoccupymorethanoneline.1.4.6ARobotisexpectedtonavigatearoundobstacles.Therobotmayalsopushtheobstaclebutnotethatobstaclesmaybeveryheavyorevenfixedtothefloor.Obstaclesthataremovedinanywaywillremainwheretheyaremovedto,evenifitendsupprohibitingyourrobotfromproceeding.
1.5Intersections1.5.1Intersectionscanbeplacedanywhereexceptintheevacuationzone.1.5.2Intersectionsmarkersaregreenand25mmx25mmindimensionandindicatethepathtofollow.Ifnogreenmarksareplacedatanintersection,itmeanscontinuestraight.1.5.3Theintersectionsarealwaysperpendicular,butmayhave3or4branches.1.5.4.Theintersectionmarktofollowisplacedjustbeforetheintersection.Seeimagebelowforpossiblecases.
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1.6Doorway1.6.1ThearenamayhavedoorwaystokeepbackwardcompatibilitywiththeoldstylePlexiglasarenas.Thedoorwaywillbe25cmwideand25cmhigh.1.6.2Thedoorwaywillbeplacedperpendiculartotheline.
1.7EvacuationZone 1.7.1Theblacklineendsattheentranceoftheevacuationzone.Insidetheevacuationzonerobotsarerequiredtoutilizesomeformofsearchstrategytolocatethevictims.1.7.2TheEvacuationZoneisapproximately120cmby90cmwithwallsinthe4sidesthatareatleast10cmhigh.1.7.3Attheentrancetotheevacuationzone,thereisa25mmx250mmstripofreflectivesilvertapeonthefloor.1.7.4ForthePrimarycompetition,theEvacuationPointtileisarightangledtrianglewithsidesof30cmx30cm,anditispaintedinblackwithabumpof5mm.1.7.5FortheSecondarycompetition,theEvacuationPointtileisarightangledtriangle,sidesof30cmx30cm,elevatedby6cm,anditispaintedinblackandhollow.1.7.6Theevacuationzonedoesnothaveanexitdoor.
1.8Victims1.8.1Victimsmaybelocatedanywhereontheflooroftheevacuationzone.1.8.2Thevictimstaketheformofa5cmdiameterball.Teamsneedtobepreparedforminorvariations.1.8.3Thevictimrepresentsalivingpersonandwillbeelectricallyconductive.Itssurfaceissilverandreflectslight.
1.9EnvironmentalConditions1.9.1Teamsshouldexpecttheenvironmentalconditionsatatournamenttobedifferentfromtheconditionsattheirhomepracticefield.
1.9.2Teamsmustcomepreparedtoadjusttheirrobotstotheconditionsatthevenue.1.9.3Lightingandmagneticconditionsmayvaryalongthecourseintherescuearena.1.9.4Thearenamaybeaffectedbymagneticfields(e.g.generatedbyunderfloorwiringandmetallicobjects).1.9.5Teamsshouldpreparetheirrobotstohandleunexpectedlightninginterference.Whiletheorganizersandrefereeswilltrytheirbesttominimizeexternallightinginterference,itisnotpossibleforthemtoforeseeallunexpectedonessuchascameraflashfromspectators.1.9.6.Allmeasurementsintheruleshaveatoleranceof5%.
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2. Robots
2.1Control2.1.1Robotsmustbecontrolledautonomously.Theuseofaremotecontrolormanualcontrol,orpassinginformation(bysensors,cables,wirelessly,etc.)totherobotisnotallowed.2.1.2Robotsmustbestartedmanuallybytheteamcaptain.2.1.3Pre-mappedtypeofdeadreckoning(movementspredefinedbasedonknownlocationsbeforegameplay)isprohibited.2.1.4Robotsmustnotdamageanypartofthearenainanyway.
2.2Construction2.2.1Anyrobotkitorbuildingblocks,eitheravailableonthemarketorbuiltfromrawhardware,maybeused,aslongasthedesignandconstructionoftherobotareprimarilyandsubstantiallytheoriginalworkofthestudents(seesection2.5below).2.2.2AnycommerciallyproducedrobotkitsorsensorcomponentsthatarespecificallymarketedtocompleteanysinglemajortaskofRoboCupJuniorRescuewillbedisqualified.Forexample,pre-programmedsensorswithspecialfeaturesforline-followingorobstacletracingarenotallowed.Ifthereisanydoubt,teamsshouldconsulttheTechnicalCommittee(TC).2.2.3Forthesafetyofparticipantsandspectators,onlylasersofclass1and2areallowed.Thiswillbecheckedduringinspection.2.2.4BluetoothClass2,3andZigBeecommunicationsaretheonlywirelesscommunicationtypesallowedinRoboCupJunior.RobotsthathaveothertypesofwirelesscommunicationsonboardwillneedtobeeitherremovedordisabledforpossibleinterferencewithotherleaguescompetinginRoboCup.Iftherobothasequipmentforotherformsofwirelesscommunication,theteammustprovethattheyhavedisabledthem.Robotsthatdonotcomplymayfaceimmediatedisqualificationfromthetournament.2.2.5Robotmustbeabletopassthroughthedoorwaywithoutmovingitfromitsoriginalposition.
2.3Team2.3.1Eachteammusthaveonlyonerobotinthefield.(ThisrulecanbemodifiedinaSuperTeamCompetitionsuchthatrobotsfromdifferentteamsaredeployedtogetherandhavetocooperateincompletinggiventasks.)2.3.2Eachteammusthaveaminimumof2members.2.3.3StudentswillparticipateinONLYONE(1)ofthethree(3)divisions:PrimaryRescueLine,SecondaryRescueLineorRescueMaze.2.3.4Eligibilityfortheinternationaleventis:
• RescueLinePrimary:Opentostudentsbetween11and14yearsold.AgeiscalculatedasofJuly1fortheinternationalRCJeventeachyear.
• RescueLineSecondary:Opentostudentsfrom11uptoandincluding19yearsofage.TeammembersmaycompeteinSecondaryRescueatmost,twice(2internationalevents).AftercompetingtwicetheymustmovetoRescueMaze.
RescueMaze:Opentostudentsfromageof11uptoandincluding19yearsofage.
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2.3.5Thenumberofteammembersperateamislimitedto6membersmaximumbutteamshouldchoosetheirteamsizeinawaythatthelearningexperienceofeachmemberismaximized.Mentors/parentsarenotallowedtobewiththestudentsduringthecompetition.Thestudentswillhavetoself-governthemselves(withoutmentor'ssupervision)duringthelongstretchofhoursatthecompetition.2.3.6Everyteammembercanberegisteredinonlyoneteam,andeveryteamcancompeteinonlyoneRoboCupJuniorleagueanddivision.
2.4Inspection2.4.1Therobotswillbeexaminedbyapanelofrefereesbeforethestartofthetournamentandatothertimesduringthecompetitiontoensurethattheymeettheconstraintsdescribed.2.4.2Itishighlyunlikelythatateamwillbeabletolegallyusearobotidenticaltoanotherteam’srobotfrompreviousorthecurrentyear,orusearobotthatisidenticaltoanotherteam’srobot.2.4.3Itistheresponsibilityofteamstohavetheirrobotsre-inspected,iftheirrobotsaremodifiedatanytimeduringthetournament.2.4.4Studentswillbeaskedtoexplaintheoperationoftheirrobots,inordertoverifythatconstructionandprogrammingoftherobotistheirownwork.2.4.5Studentswillbeaskedabouttheirpreparationefforts,andmayberequestedtoanswersurveysandparticipateinvideo-tapedinterviewsforresearchpurposes.2.4.6Allteamsmustfillawebformthatwillbeprovidedoncetheteamisofficiallyregistered,andshouldbesubmittedatleastoneweekpriortothecompetition.Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoallowjudgestobebetterpreparedfortheinterviews.Forsampledocumentation,pleaserefertothe"DescriptionofMaterialsTemplate"attheofficialRCJwebsiteunderRescuerules.Informationabouthowtosubmityourdocumentwillbeannouncedpriortothecompetitiontotheteams.2.4.7Allteamshavetosubmittheirsourcecodepriortothecompetition.Thesourcecodeisneversharedwithotherteamswithouttheteam’spermission.
2.5Violations2.5.1Anyviolationsoftheinspectionruleswillpreventtheoffendingrobotfromcompetinguntilmodificationsareapplied.2.5.2However,modificationsmustbemadewithinthetimescheduleofthetournamentandteamsmustnotdelaytournamentplaywhilemakingmodifications.2.5.3Ifarobotfailstomeetallspecifications(evenwithmodification),itwillbedisqualifiedfromthatround(butnotfromthetournament).2.5.4Nomentorassistanceduringthecompetitionisallowed.See6.CodeofConduct.
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3. Play
3.1Pre-roundPractice3.1.1Wherepossible,competitorswillhaveaccesstopracticearenasforcalibration,testingandtuningthroughoutthecompetition.3.1.2Whenevertherearededicatedindependentarenasforcompetitionandpractice,itisattheorganizers’discretioniftestingisallowedonthecompetitionarena.
3.2GameZone3.2.1Anareaaroundthegamefieldswillbedesignatedasthe“gamezone”.3.2.2Teamsshoulddesignateoneofitsownteammembersasthecaptain,ands/hewillbeallowedtomovetherobot,basedonthestatedrulesand/orasdirectedbyareferee.Onlythecaptainisallowedtoenterthegamezoneandinteractwiththerobotduringascoringrun.3.2.3Thecaptaincanmovetherobotonlywhens/heistoldtodosobyareferee.3.2.4Otherteammembers(andanyspectators)withinthevicinityoftherescuearenahavetostandatleast150cmawayfromthearenawhiletheirrobotisactive,unlessotherwisedirectedbyareferee.3.2.5Nooneisallowedtotouchthearenasintentionallyduringascoringrun.
3.3StartofPlay3.3.1Arunbeginsatthescheduledstartingtimewhetherornottheteamispresent/ready.Starttimeswillbepostedprominentlyaroundthevenue.3.3.2.Thecheckpointmarkerisamarkerthatindicatesforhumanswhichtilesarecheckpoints.Itcanbe5mmto12mmthickandupto70mmindiameter.3.3.3Beforethegamestartstheteamcaptainwilldecidewhichtilesshouldbecheckpointsandplacethemarkersonthesetiles.Thenumberofpossiblecheckpointswilldependonthelengthofthecourse.3.3.4Itisnotallowedtoplaceseveralcheckpointmarkersonthesametile,norplacethemonatilewithscoringelements.Oncethescoringrunhasbegun(see3.3.10),themarkerscannotbechanged.Note:Ifarobotmovesamarker,itisstilltheoriginaltilethatisthecheckpoint.Themarkerisonlythereforhumanstorememberwherethecheckpointsarelocated.3.3.5Thestarttileisimplicitlyacheckpoint,wheretherobotcanrestart.Theteamdoesn'tneedtouseoneoftheircheckpointmarkersforthestarttile.3.3.6Oncethescoringrunhasbegun,therobotplayingisnotpermittedtoleavethecompetitionarea.3.3.7Arobotwillbegivenamaximumtimeof8minutestobothcalibrateitssensorsandcompletethecourse.Thetimeforeachrunwillbekeptbythereferee.3.3.8Calibrationisdefinedastakingsensorreadingsandmodifyingtherobot'sprogrammingtoaccommodatesuchsensorreadings.Anyandallpre-mappingactivitieswillresultinimmediatedisqualificationoftherobotfortheround.3.3.9Teamsmaycalibratetheirrobotinasmanylocationsasdesiredonthearena,buttheclockwillcontinuetocountdown.Robotsarenotpermittedtomoveusingitsownpowerwhilecalibrating.3.3.10Onceateamisreadytoperformascoringrun,theymustnotifythereferee.Tobeginascoringrun,therobotisplacedonthestartingtileofthecourseasindicatedbythereferee.Onceascoringrunhasbegun,nomorecalibrationispermitted,thisincludeschangingofcode/codeselection.3.3.11Oncearobotbeginsitsscoringrun,therefereewillrollastandard6sideddicetodetermineinwhichcornertheEvacuationPointwillbelocated.
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3.4GamePlay
3.4.1Robotsaretostartbehindthejoinbetweenthestarttileandthenextcoursetiletowardstheevacuationzone.CorrectplacementwillbecheckedbytheReferee.3.4.2Modifyingtherobotduringarunisprohibited;whichincludesremountingpartsthathavefallenoff.3.4.3Allpartsthattherobotislosingintentionallyorunintentionallywillbeleftinthearenauntiltherunisover.Neithertheteamnorajudgeisallowedtoremovepartsfromthearenaduringarun.3.4.4Teamsarenotallowedtogivetheirrobotanyadvanceinformationaboutthefield.Arobotissupposedtorecognizethefieldbyitself.3.4.5Therobotmustfollowthelinecompletelytoentertheevacuationzone.
3.5Scoring
3.5.1Arobotisawardedpointsforsuccessfullynegotiatingeachhazard(gapsintheline,speedbumps,intersectionsandobstacles).3.5.2Successfullynegotiatingisdefinedascompletelyfollowingtheline,negotiatingalllinegaps,intersections,speedbumps,obstacles,andgoingthroughadoorwaywithouthumaninteraction.3.5.3Failedattemptsatnegotiatingelementsofthearenaaredefinedas“LackofProgress”(see3.6).3.5.4Whenarobotreachesacheckpointitwillearnpointsforeachtileithaspassedsincethelastvisitedcheckpoint.Thepointsdependonhowmanyattemptstherobothasdonetoreachthenextcheckpoint:
• 1stattempt=3points/tile• 2ndattempt=2points/tile• 3rdattempt=1points/tile• Beyond3rdattempt=0points/tile
3.5.5Ifintersectionsareused,thepathmaygototheoppositedirectionthroughthecourse(goingbacktothepaththatarobotalreadytook).3.5.6Pointsavailableforsuccessfullynegotiatingeachgapintheblackline.10pointspergap.3.5.7Pointsavailableforsuccessfullyavoidingeachobstacleblockingtheblackline.10pointsperobstacle.Theteamwillalsogetpointsiftherobotpushedtheobstacleawayandcontinuestofollowtheline,buttheobstaclemaybefixedtothefloor.3.5.8Arobotisconsideredtohavesuccessfullynegotiatedanobstaclewhenitmovedthroughthetilewhereanobstaclewasplaced.3.5.9Pointsavailableforsuccessfullycompletingatilethathasspeedbumps.5pointsperspeedbumptile.3.5.10Pointsavailableforsuccessfullynegotiatinganintersectiontile.15pointsperdirectionthroughintersectiontile.Notethatthismeanstwointersectionsatthesametileonlycountsas15pointsforeachdirection.Seealsorule3.6.1.
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3.5.11Eachgap,obstacle,speedbumpandintersectiontilecanonlybescoredonceperdirectionthroughthecourse,noteachattemptthroughthecourse.3.5.12Successfulvictimrescue:Robotsareawardedpointsforsuccessfullyrescuingvictims.Asuccessfulvictimrescueoccurswhenthevictimismovedtotheevacuationpoint(itneedstobecompletelyinsideoftheevacuationpoint,andnopartoftherobotbeincontactwiththevictim).40pointsperasuccessfulvictimrescue.3.5.13Tiesinscoringwillberesolvedonthebasisofthetimetakenbyeachrobot(orteamofrobots)tocompletethecourse(thisincludescalibrationtime).
3.6Lackofprogress3.6.1Alackofprogressoccurswhen:
• Therobotlosestheblacklinewithoutregainingitbythenexttileinthesequence(seefiguresbelow).• Arobotdoesnotfollowtheindicateddirectionatanintersection.• Arobotisescapingtheevacuationroom.Whentherobothasenteredtheevacuationroomitisnotallowed
togobacktothelineagain3.6.2TheteamcaptaincanalsocallforaLackofProgressatanytimes/hewants(forexampleiftherobotisindangerorgotstuck).3.6.3IfaLackofProgresshappens,therobotmustbepositionedatthepreviouscheckpointfacingtheevacuationzone,andcheckedbythereferee.3.6.4Onlytheteamcaptainisallowedtorestarttherobotwithoutchangingprogramsand/ormodifyingtherobot.
3.6.5Thereisnolimittothenumberofrestartswithinagame.3.6.6Arobotisallowedtoproceedtothefollowingcheckpoint,iftherobotfailstoreachitafterthethirdattempt.3.6.7Theteamcaptainmayalsochoosetomakefurtherattemptsatthecoursetoearntheadditionalpointsavailableforovercomingobstacles,gapsintheline,intersectionsandspeedbumppointsthathavenotalreadybeenearnedbeforereachingthecheckpoint.3.6.8Ifalackofprogresshappensintheevacuationzonethevictimswillnotbemoved,anyrescuedvictimswillremain,aswellasvictimsintheevacuationzone,evenvictimsthatescapedtheevacuationzonewillbeleftwheretheyare.Victimsthatareholdbytherobotwillbereleasedandthrownintotheevacuationzonebythereferee.
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3.7VictimPlacement3.7.1ThevictimswillbeallocatedinarandomwayontheEvacuationZone.ThenumberofvictimswillbedecidedbytheOrganizingCommittee.Thenumberofvictimswillbethesameforeachfield(orarena)layout.
3.8EvacuationPointPlacement3.8.1TheEvacuationPointwillbeplacedinanyofthenon-entrycornersintheevacuationzone.3.8.2AfteraLackofProgresshappenedinanyplace,therefereemayrollthediceoncemoreandplacetheEvacuationPointatanewcorner.3.8.3TheRoboCupJuniorOrganizingCommittee(OC)willtrytheirbesttosecuretheEvacuationPointdown,butyoushouldexpectittoslightshiftattimes.
3.9EndofPlay3.9.1Ateammayelecttostoptheroundearlyatanytime.Inthiscase,theteamcaptainmustindicatetotherefereetheteam'sdesiretoterminate.Theteamwillbeawardedallpointsachieveduptothecallforendofround.3.9.2Theroundendswhenthetimeexpires,whentheteamcaptaincallstheendoftheroundorwhenallthevictimsaresuccessfullyrescued.
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4. OpenTechnicalEvaluation
4.1Description4.1.1Yourtechnicalinnovationwillbeevaluatedduringadedicatedtimeframe.Allteamsneedtoprepareforanopendisplayduringthistimeframe.4.1.2Judgeswillgoaroundinteractingwithteams.Itwillbesetupasmorelikeacasualconversationor"questionsandanswers"atmosphere.4.1.3ThemainobjectiveoftheOpenTechnicalEvaluationistoemphasizetheingenuityofinnovation.Beinginnovativemaymeantechnicaladvanceascomparedtotheexistingknowledge,oranout-of-the-ordinarysimplebutcleversolutiontoexistingtasks.
4.2EvaluationAspects4.2.1Astandardizedrubricsystemisusedfocusingon:a)creativityb)clevernessc)simplicityd)functionality4.2.2"Yourwork"caninclude(butisnotlimitedto)oneofthefollowingaspects:a)creationofyourownsensorinsteadofapre-builtsensorb)creationofa"sensormodule"whichcomprisesofvariouselectronicstoprovideaself-containedmoduletoprovideacertainspecialfunctionalityc)creationofamechanicmodulewhichisfunctional,butoutoftheordinaryd)creationofanewsoftwarealgorithmtoasolution4.2.3Teamsmustprovidedocumentsthatexplaintheirwork.Eachinventionmustbesupportedbyconcisebutcleardocumentation.Thedocumentsmustshowconciseinventivesteps.4.2.4Documentsmustincludeoneposterandoneengineeringjournal(seetheEngineeringJournalTemplateonofficialRCJwebsiteformoredetails).Teamsareexpectedtobereadilypreparedtoexplaintheirwork.4.2.5EngineeringJournalshoulddemonstrateyourbestpracticeinyourdevelopmentprocess.4.2.6Thepostershouldincludenameofteam,country,league,robotdescription,robotcapabilities,controllerandprogramminglanguageused,sensorsincluded,methodofconstruction,timeusedfordeveloping,costofmaterialsandawardswonbytheteaminitscountry,etc.4.2.7GuidelinesmaybeprovidedattheofficialRCJwebsiteunderRescuerules(EngineeringJournalTemplate).
4.3Awards4.3.1Awardsmaybedividedintoseveralcategories.a)Innovation:-Mechanicalinnovation-Electronicinnovation-Algorithminnovationb)RobustDesign:-Mechanicaldesign-Electronicdesign-Algorithmdesign
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c)Teamwork–demonstrationofgreatcollaborationswithintheteam.d)BestPractice(indevelopment)–demonstrationofthebestdevelopmentpracticefrombrainstorming,designing,prototyping,development,testplan,qualityassuranceplan,etc.4.3.2Awardswillbegivenintheformofacertification.
4.4Sharing4.4.1Teamsareencouragedtoreviewother'spostersandpresentations.4.4.2TheawardedteamsarerequiredtoposttheirdocumentsandpresentationonlinewhenaskedbytheTC.
5. ConflictResolution
5.1RefereeandRefereeAssistant5.1.1Alldecisionsduringgameplayaremadebytherefereeortherefereeassistantwhoareinchargeofthearena,personsandobjectssurroundingthem.5.1.2Duringgameplay,thedecisionsmadebytherefereeand/ortherefereeassistantarefinal.5.1.3Atconclusionofgameplay,therefereewillaskthecaptaintosignthescoresheet.Captainshouldbegivenmaximum1minutetoreviewthescoresheetandsignit.Bysigningit,thecaptainacceptsthefinalscoreonbehalfoftheentireteam;incaseoffurtherclarification,theteamcaptainshouldwritetheircommentsinthescoresheetandsignit.
5.2RuleClarification5.2.1Ifanyruleclarificationisneeded,pleasecontacttheInternationalRoboCupJuniorRescueTechnicalCommittee.5.2.2Ifnecessaryevenduringatournament,aruleclarificationmaybemadebymembersoftheRoboCupJuniorRescueTechnicalCommitteeandOrganizingCommittee.
5.3SpecialCircumstances5.3.1Ifspecialcircumstances,suchasunforeseenproblemsorcapabilitiesofarobotoccur,rulesmaybemodifiedbytheRoboCupJuniorRescueOrganizingCommitteeChairinconjunctionwithavailableTechnicalCommitteeandOrganizingCommitteemembers,ifnecessaryevenduringatournament.5.3.2Ifanyoftheteamcaptains/mentorsdonotshowuptotheteammeetingstodiscusstheproblemsandtheresultingrulemodificationsdescribedat5.3.1,itwillbeconsideredasanagreement.
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6. CodeofConduct
6.1Spirit6.1.1Itisexpectedthatallparticipants(studentsandmentorsalike)willrespecttheaimsandidealsofRoboCupJuniorassetoutinourmissionstatement.6.1.2Thevolunteers,refereesandofficialswillactwithinthespiritoftheeventtoensurethecompetitioniscompetitive,fairandmostimportantlyfun.6.1.3Itisnotwhetheryouwinorlose,buthowmuchyoulearnthatcounts!
6.2FairPlay6.2.1Robotsthatcausedeliberateorrepeateddamagetothearenawillbedisqualified.6.2.2Humansthatcausedeliberateinterferencewithrobotsordamagetothearenawillbedisqualified.6.2.3Itisexpectedthattheaimofallteamsistoparticipatefairly.
6.3Behavior6.3.1Participantsshouldbemindfulofotherpeopleandtheirrobotswhenmovingaroundthetournamentvenue.6.3.2Participantsarenotallowedtoentersetupareasofotherleaguesorotherteams,unlessexplicitlyinvitedtodosobyteammembers.6.3.3Teamswillberesponsibleforcheckingupdateinformation(schedules,meetings,announcements,etc.)duringtheevent.Updateinformationwillbeprovidedonnoticeboardsinthevenueand(ifpossible)onthelocalcompetitionwebsiteand/ortheRoboCuporRoboCupJuniorwebsites.6.3.4Participantswhomisbehavemaybeaskedtoleavethebuildingandriskbeingdisqualifiedfromthetournament.6.3.5Theseruleswillbeenforcedatthediscretionofthereferees,officials,tournamentorganizersandlocallawenforcementauthorities.
6.4Mentors6.4.1Adults(mentors,teachers,parents,chaperons,translatorsandotheradultteammembers)arenotallowedinthestudentworkarea.6.4.2Sufficientseatingwillbesuppliedformentorstoremaininasupervisorycapacityclosetothestudentworkarea.6.4.3Mentorsarenotpermittedtorepairrobotsorbeinvolvedinprogrammingoftheirteam’srobots.6.4.4Mentorinterferencewithrobotsorrefereedecisionswillresultinawarninginthefirstinstance.Ifthisrecurs,theteamwillriskbeingdisqualified.6.4.5Robotshavetobemainlystudents'ownwork.Anyrobotthatappearstobeidenticaltoanotherrobotmaybepromptedforre-inspection.
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6.5EthicsandIntegrity6.5.1Fraudandmisconductarenotcondoned.Fraudulentactsmayincludethefollowing:
a)Mentorsworkingonthesoftwareorhardwareofstudents’robot(s)duringthecompetition.b)"Higherleaguegroup"and/ormoreadvancedgroupofstudentsmayprovideadvice,butshouldnotdotheworkfor"Lowerleaguegroup".Forexample,asecondarygrouphelpedtofixitspeerprimarygroup'swork,softwareorhardwarepriortoand/orduringthecompetition.Thismayriskthesecondarygrouptobedisqualifiedaswell.See"CodeofConduct,6.4.3&6.4.5“.Thisappliesnotjusttomentors,butalsotohigherleague(advanced)groupofstudentsaswell.
6.5.2RoboCupJuniorreservestherighttorevokeanawardiffraudulentbehaviorcanbeprovenaftertheawardingceremonytookplace.6.5.3Ifitisclearthatamentorintentionallyviolatesthecodeofconduct,andrepeatedlymodifiesandworksonthestudents'robot(s)duringthecompetition,thementorwillbebannedfromfutureparticipationinRoboCupJuniorcompetitions.6.5.4Teamsthatviolatethecodeofconductcanbedisqualifiedfromthetournament.Itisalsopossibletodisqualifyonlyasingleteammemberfromfurtherparticipationinthetournament.6.5.5Inlessseverecasesofviolationsofthecodeofconduct,ateamwillbegivenawarning.Insevereorrepeatedcasesofviolationsofthecodeofconduct,ateamcanbedisqualifiedimmediatelywithoutawarning.
6.6Sharing6.6.1ThespiritofworldRoboCupcompetitionsisthatanytechnologicalandcurriculardevelopmentsshouldbesharedwithotherparticipantsafterthetournament.6.6.2AnydevelopmentsmaybepublishedontheRoboCupJuniorwebsiteaftertheevent.6.6.3Participantsarestronglyencouragedtoaskquestionstotheirfellowcompetitorstofosteracultureofcuriosityandexplorationinthefieldsofscienceandtechnology.6.6.4ThisfurthersthemissionofRoboCupJuniorasaneducationalinitiative.
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