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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.


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


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


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.


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.


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%.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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.


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.


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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