RoboCupJuniorRescueLine–Rules2016
RoboCupJuniorRescue-TechnicalCommittee2016
FredrikLöfgren(Sweden)CHAIR,[email protected]
RobertoBonilla(Mexico),[email protected]
NaomiChikuma(Japan),[email protected]
KaiHannemann(Germany),[email protected]
PhilWade(Australia),[email protected]
ThesearetheofficialrulesforRoboCupJunior2016.TheyarereleasedbytheRoboCupJuniorRescue
TechnicalCommittee.TheEnglishruleshavepriorityoveranytranslations.Changesfromthe2015rules
arehighlightedinred.
Scenario
Thelandissimplytoodangerousforhumanstoreachthevictim!Yourteamhasbeengiventhemost
difficulttasks.Itmustbeabletocarryouttherescuemissioninfullyautonomousmodewithnohuman
assistance.Therobotmustbestrongandsmartenoughtonavigatethroughatreacherousterrainwith
hills,unevenlandsandrubbleswithoutgettingstuck.Whentherobotfinallyfindsthevictim,ithasto
gentlyandcarefullytransportthevictimtothesafeevacuationpointwherehumanscantakeover.
Timeandtechnicalskillsaretheessential!ComeandpreparetobethemostsuccessfulRescueResponse
Team.
Summary
Therobotshouldfollowthelinewhileovercomingdifferentproblems:
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15pointsforeachtilewithintersection(s)
10pointsforeachobstacle
10pointsforreachingthelineafteragapintheline
5pointsforeachtilewithspeedbump(s)
Attheendofthelineitwillbearectangularroomwithwalls,wheretherobotshouldtransportasmany
ballsaspossibletoanevacuationpointinoneofthecornersoftheroom.Theteamwillearn40pointsfor
eachball.
Iftherobotgetsstucksomewhereinthefielditcanberestartedatthelastvisitedcheckpoint.Therobot
willalsoearnpointswhenitreachesnewcheckpoints.
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Contents
RoboCupJuniorRescueLine–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
1.1Description
1.1.1Thearenaismodular bytiles,whichcanbeusedtomakeanendlessnumberofdifferentcoursesfortherobots
totraverseandalsoprovideswiththeabilitytoaddnewtilesinthefuture.
1.1.2Thefieldwillconsistof300mmx300mmtiles,withdifferentpatterns.Thefinalselectionoftilesandtheir
arrangementwillnotberevealeduntilthedayofthecompetition.Competitiontilesmaybemountedonahard
backingmaterialofanythickness.
1.1.3Therewillbeaminimumof8tilesinacompetitionfield.
1.1.4Therearedifferenttiledesigns(examplescanbefoundunderrule“1.3Line”).
1.1.5Tiles ondifferentlevelsareconnectedwitharamp.Arampdoesnotexceedaninclineof25degreesfromthe
horizontalsurface.
1.2Floor
1.2.1Thefloorhasawhiteorclosetowhitetone.Thefloormaybeeithersmoothortextured(likelinoleumor
carpet),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,tilesmaybemountedonthickbackingorraisedoff
theground,whichmaymakeitdifficulttogetbackonatileshouldtherobotcomeoff.Noprovisionwillbemadeto
assistrobotsthatdriveoffatile,forgettingbackonthetile.
1.2.3Tileswillbeusedasrampstoallowtherobotsto“climb”uptoanddownfromtheelevatedtile.
1.2.4 Robots,therefore,mustbedesignedsothattheycannavigatealonganytilethatmaybeplacedunderanother
tile.Theminimumfreeheightwillbe25cm.
1.3Line
1.3.1Theblackline,1-2cmwide,maybemadewithstandardelectricalinsulatingtapeorprintedontopaperor
othermaterials.Theblacklineformsapathonthefloor.(Thegridlinesindicatedinthedrawingsareforreference
onlyandcompetitorscanexpecttilestobeduplicated,differentand/oromitted.)
1.3.2Straightsectionsoftheblacklinemayhavegapswithatleast5cmofstraightlinebeforeeachgap.Thegapis
20cmatmost.
1.3.3Thearrangementofthetilesandpathsmayvarybetweenrounds.
1.3.4.Thelinewillneverbecloserthan10cmtoanyedge,sotherobotwillneverfallofthearena.
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1.4Debris,SpeedBumpsandObstacles
1.4.1Speedbumpshaveamaximumheightof1cm.Theyarewhiteandfixedonthefloor.Theymaybeangled.
1.4.2Debrisaremaximumheightof3mm,andwillnotbefixedonthefloor.Theyaresmallmaterialssuchas
toothpicksorsmallwoodendowel,etc.
1.4.3Debrismaybespreadtowardsoradjacenttowalls.
1.4.4Obstaclesmayconsistofbricks,blocks,weightsandotherlarge,heavyitems.Obstacleswillbeatleast15cm
high.
1.4.5Anobstacledoesnotoccupymorethanoneline.
1.4.6ARobotisexpectedtonavigatearoundobstacles.Therobotmayalsopushtheobstaclebutnotethatobstacles
maybeveryheavyorevenfixedtothefloor.Obstaclesthataremovedinanywaywillremainwheretheyaremoved
to,evenifitendsupprohibitingyourrobotfromproceeding.
1.5Intersections
1.5.1Intersectionscanbeplacedanywhereexceptintheevacuationzone.
1.5.2Intersectionsmarkersaregreenand25mmx25mmindimensionandindicatethepathtofollow.Ifnogreen
marksareplacedatanintersection,itmeanscontinuestraight.
1.5.3Theintersectionsarealwaysperpendicular,butmayhave3or4branches.
1.5.4.Theintersectionmarktofollowisplacedjustbeforetheintersection.Seeimagebelowforpossiblecases.
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1.6Doorway
1.6.1ThearenamayhavedoorwaystokeepbackwardcompatibilitywiththeoldstylePlexiglasarenas.Thedoorway
willbe25cmwideand25cmhigh.
1.6.2Thedoorwaywillbeplacedperpendiculartotheline.
1.7EvacuationZone
1.7.1Theblacklineendsattheentranceoftheevacuationzone.Insidetheevacuationzonerobotsarerequiredto
utilizesomeformofsearchstrategytolocatethevictims.
1.7.2TheEvacuationZoneisapproximately120cmby90cmwithwallsinthe4sidesthatareatleast10cmhigh.
1.7.3Attheentrancetotheevacuationzone,thereisa25mmx250mmstripofreflectivesilvertapeonthefloor.
1.7.4ForthePrimarycompetition,theEvacuationPointtileisarightangledtrianglewithsidesof30cmx30cm,and
itispaintedinblackwithabumpof5mm.
1.7.5FortheSecondarycompetition,theEvacuationPointtileisarightangledtriangle,sidesof30cmx30cm,
elevatedby6cm,anditispaintedinblackandhollow.
1.7.6Theevacuationzonedoesnothaveanexitdoor.
1.8Victims
1.8.1Victimsmaybelocatedanywhereontheflooroftheevacuationzone.
1.8.2Thevictimstaketheformofa5cmdiameterball.Teamsneedtobepreparedforminorvariations.
1.8.3Thevictimrepresentsalivingpersonandwillbeelectricallyconductive.Itssurfaceissilverandreflectslight.
1.9EnvironmentalConditions
1.9.1Teamsshouldexpecttheenvironmentalconditionsatatournamenttobedifferentfromtheconditionsattheir
homepracticefield.
1.9.2Teamsmustcomepreparedtoadjusttheirrobotstotheconditionsatthevenue.
1.9.3Lightingandmagneticconditionsmayvaryalongthecourseintherescuearena.
1.9.4Thearenamaybeaffectedbymagneticfields(e.g.generatedbyunderfloorwiringandmetallicobjects).
1.9.5Teamsshouldpreparetheirrobotstohandleunexpectedlightninginterference.Whiletheorganizersand
refereeswilltrytheirbesttominimizeexternallightinginterference,itisnotpossibleforthemtoforeseeall
unexpectedonessuchascameraflashfromspectators.
1.9.6.Allmeasurementsintheruleshaveatoleranceof5%.
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2. Robots
2.1Control
2.1.1Robotsmustbecontrolledautonomously.Theuseofaremotecontrolormanualcontrol,orpassing
information(bysensors,cables,wirelessly,etc.)totherobotisnotallowed.
2.1.2Robotsmustbestartedmanuallybytheteamcaptain.
2.1.3Pre-mappedtypeofdeadreckoning(movementspredefinedbasedonknownlocationsbeforegameplay)is
prohibited.
2.1.4Robotsmustnotdamageanypartofthearenainanyway.
2.2Construction
2.2.1Anyrobotkitorbuildingblocks,eitheravailableonthemarketorbuiltfromrawhardware,maybeused,as
longasthedesignandconstructionoftherobotareprimarilyandsubstantiallytheoriginalworkofthestudents(see
section2.5below).
2.2.2Anycommerciallyproducedrobotkitsorsensorcomponentsthatarespecificallymarketedtocompleteany
singlemajortaskofRoboCupJuniorRescuewillbedisqualified.Forexample,pre-programmedsensorswithspecial
featuresforline-followingorobstacletracingarenotallowed.Ifthereisanydoubt,teamsshouldconsultthe
TechnicalCommittee(TC).
2.2.3Forthesafetyofparticipantsandspectators,onlylasersofclass1and2areallowed.Thiswillbechecked
duringinspection.
2.2.4BluetoothClass2,3andZigBeecommunicationsaretheonlywirelesscommunicationtypesallowedin
RoboCupJunior.Robotsthathaveothertypesofwirelesscommunicationsonboardwillneedtobeeitherremoved
ordisabledforpossibleinterferencewithotherleaguescompetinginRoboCup.Iftherobothasequipmentforother
formsofwirelesscommunication,theteammustprovethattheyhavedisabledthem.Robotsthatdonotcomply
mayfaceimmediatedisqualificationfromthetournament.
2.2.5Robotmustbeabletopassthroughthedoorwaywithoutmovingitfromitsoriginalposition.
2.3Team
2.3.1Eachteammusthaveonlyonerobotinthefield.(ThisrulecanbemodifiedinaSuperTeamCompetitionsuch
thatrobotsfromdifferentteamsaredeployedtogetherandhavetocooperateincompletinggiventasks.)
2.3.2Eachteammusthaveaminimumof2members.
2.3.3StudentswillparticipateinONLYONE(1)ofthethree(3)divisions:PrimaryRescueLine,SecondaryRescueLine
orRescueMaze.
2.3.4Eligibilityfortheinternationaleventis:
• RescueLinePrimary:Opentostudentsbetween11and14yearsold.AgeiscalculatedasofJuly1for
theinternationalRCJeventeachyear.
• RescueLineSecondary:Opentostudentsfrom11uptoandincluding19yearsofage.Teammembers
maycompeteinSecondaryRescueatmost,twice(2internationalevents).Aftercompetingtwicethey
mustmovetoRescueMaze.
RescueMaze:Opentostudentsfromageof11uptoandincluding19yearsofage.
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2.3.5Thenumberofteammembersperateamislimitedto6membersmaximumbutteamshouldchoosetheir
teamsizeinawaythatthelearningexperienceofeachmemberismaximized.Mentors/parentsarenotallowedto
bewiththestudentsduringthecompetition.Thestudentswillhavetoself-governthemselves(withoutmentor's
supervision)duringthelongstretchofhoursatthecompetition.
2.3.6Everyteammembercanberegisteredinonlyoneteam,andeveryteamcancompeteinonlyone
RoboCupJuniorleagueanddivision.
2.4Inspection
2.4.1Therobotswillbeexaminedbyapanelofrefereesbeforethestartofthetournamentandatothertimes
duringthecompetitiontoensurethattheymeettheconstraintsdescribed.
2.4.2Itishighlyunlikelythatateamwillbeabletolegallyusearobotidenticaltoanotherteam’srobotfrom
previousorthecurrentyear,orusearobotthatisidenticaltoanotherteam’srobot.
2.4.3Itistheresponsibilityofteamstohavetheirrobotsre-inspected,iftheirrobotsaremodifiedatanytimeduring
thetournament.
2.4.4Studentswillbeaskedtoexplaintheoperationoftheirrobots,inordertoverifythatconstructionand
programmingoftherobotistheirownwork.
2.4.5Studentswillbeaskedabouttheirpreparationefforts,andmayberequestedtoanswersurveysandparticipate
invideo-tapedinterviewsforresearchpurposes.
2.4.6Allteamsmustfillawebformthatwillbeprovidedoncetheteamisofficiallyregistered,andshouldbe
submittedatleastoneweekpriortothecompetition.Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoallowjudgestobebetter
preparedfortheinterviews.Forsampledocumentation,pleaserefertothe"DescriptionofMaterialsTemplate"at
theofficialRCJwebsiteunderRescuerules.Informationabouthowtosubmityourdocumentwillbeannouncedprior
tothecompetitiontotheteams.
2.4.7Allteamshavetosubmittheirsourcecodepriortothecompetition.Thesourcecodeisneversharedwithother
teamswithouttheteam’spermission.
2.5Violations
2.5.1Anyviolationsoftheinspectionruleswillpreventtheoffendingrobotfromcompetinguntilmodificationsare
applied.
2.5.2However,modificationsmustbemadewithinthetimescheduleofthetournamentandteamsmustnotdelay
tournamentplaywhilemakingmodifications.
2.5.3Ifarobotfailstomeetallspecifications(evenwithmodification),itwillbedisqualifiedfromthatround(butnot
fromthetournament).
2.5.4Nomentorassistanceduringthecompetitionisallowed.See6.CodeofConduct.
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3. Play
3.1Pre-roundPractice
3.1.1Wherepossible,competitorswillhaveaccesstopracticearenasforcalibration,testingandtuningthroughout
thecompetition.
3.1.2Whenevertherearededicatedindependentarenasforcompetitionandpractice,itisattheorganizers’
discretioniftestingisallowedonthecompetitionarena.
3.2GameZone
3.2.1Anareaaroundthegamefieldswillbedesignatedasthe“gamezone”.
3.2.2Teamsshoulddesignateoneofitsownteammembersasthecaptain,ands/hewillbeallowedtomovethe
robot,basedonthestatedrulesand/orasdirectedbyareferee.Onlythecaptainisallowedtoenterthegamezone
andinteractwiththerobotduringascoringrun.
3.2.3Thecaptaincanmovetherobotonlywhens/heistoldtodosobyareferee.
3.2.4Otherteammembers(andanyspectators)withinthevicinityoftherescuearenahavetostandatleast150cm
awayfromthearenawhiletheirrobotisactive,unlessotherwisedirectedbyareferee.
3.2.5Nooneisallowedtotouchthearenasintentionallyduringascoringrun.
3.3StartofPlay
3.3.1Arunbeginsatthescheduledstartingtimewhetherornottheteamispresent/ready.Starttimeswillbeposted
prominentlyaroundthevenue.
3.3.2.Thecheckpointmarkerisamarkerthatindicatesforhumanswhichtilesarecheckpoints.Itcanbe5mmto
12mmthickandupto70mmindiameter.
3.3.3Beforethegamestartstheteamcaptainwilldecidewhichtilesshouldbecheckpointsandplacethemarkerson
thesetiles.Thenumberofpossiblecheckpointswilldependonthelengthofthecourse.
3.3.4Itisnotallowedtoplaceseveralcheckpointmarkersonthesametile,norplacethemonatilewithscoring
elements.Oncethescoringrunhasbegun(see3.3.10),themarkerscannotbechanged.Note:Ifarobotmovesa
marker,itisstilltheoriginaltilethatisthecheckpoint.Themarkerisonlythereforhumanstorememberwherethe
checkpointsarelocated.
3.3.5Thestarttileisimplicitlyacheckpoint,wheretherobotcanrestart.Theteamdoesn'tneedtouseoneoftheir
checkpointmarkersforthestarttile.
3.3.6Oncethescoringrunhasbegun,therobotplayingisnotpermittedtoleavethecompetitionarea.
3.3.7Arobotwillbegivenamaximumtimeof8minutestobothcalibrateitssensorsandcompletethecourse.The
timeforeachrunwillbekeptbythereferee.
3.3.8Calibrationisdefinedastakingsensorreadingsandmodifyingtherobot'sprogrammingtoaccommodatesuch
sensorreadings.Anyandallpre-mappingactivitieswillresultinimmediatedisqualificationoftherobotforthe
round.
3.3.9Teamsmaycalibratetheirrobotinasmanylocationsasdesiredonthearena,buttheclockwillcontinueto
countdown.Robotsarenotpermittedtomoveusingitsownpowerwhilecalibrating.
3.3.10Onceateamisreadytoperformascoringrun,theymustnotifythereferee.Tobeginascoringrun,therobot
isplacedonthestartingtileofthecourseasindicatedbythereferee.Onceascoringrunhasbegun,nomore
calibrationispermitted,thisincludeschangingofcode/codeselection.
3.3.11Oncearobotbeginsitsscoringrun,therefereewillrollastandard6sideddicetodetermineinwhichcorner
theEvacuationPointwillbelocated.
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3.4GamePlay
3.4.1Robotsaretostartbehindthejoinbetweenthestarttileandthenextcoursetiletowardstheevacuationzone.
CorrectplacementwillbecheckedbytheReferee.
3.4.2Modifyingtherobotduringarunisprohibited;whichincludesremountingpartsthathavefallenoff.
3.4.3Allpartsthattherobotislosingintentionallyorunintentionallywillbeleftinthearenauntiltherunisover.
Neithertheteamnorajudgeisallowedtoremovepartsfromthearenaduringarun.
3.4.4Teamsarenotallowedtogivetheirrobotanyadvanceinformationaboutthefield.Arobotissupposedto
recognizethefieldbyitself.
3.4.5Therobotmustfollowthelinecompletelytoentertheevacuationzone.
3.5Scoring
3.5.1Arobotisawardedpointsforsuccessfullynegotiatingeachhazard(gapsintheline,speedbumps,intersections
andobstacles).
3.5.2Successfullynegotiatingisdefinedascompletelyfollowingtheline,negotiatingalllinegaps,intersections,
speedbumps,obstacles,andgoingthroughadoorwaywithouthumaninteraction.
3.5.3Failedattemptsatnegotiatingelementsofthearenaaredefinedas“LackofProgress”(see3.6).
3.5.4Whenarobotreachesacheckpointitwillearnpointsforeachtileithaspassedsincethelastvisited
checkpoint.Thepointsdependonhowmanyattemptstherobothasdonetoreachthenextcheckpoint:
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1stattempt=3points/tile
2ndattempt=2points/tile
3rdattempt=1points/tile
Beyond3rdattempt=0points/tile
3.5.5Ifintersectionsareused,thepathmaygototheoppositedirectionthroughthecourse(goingbacktothepath
thatarobotalreadytook).
3.5.6Pointsavailableforsuccessfullynegotiatingeachgapintheblackline.10pointspergap.
3.5.7Pointsavailableforsuccessfullyavoidingeachobstacleblockingtheblackline.10pointsperobstacle.Theteam
willalsogetpointsiftherobotpushedtheobstacleawayandcontinuestofollowtheline,buttheobstaclemaybe
fixedtothefloor.
3.5.8Arobotisconsideredtohavesuccessfullynegotiatedanobstaclewhenitmovedthroughthetilewherean
obstaclewasplaced.
3.5.9Pointsavailableforsuccessfullycompletingatilethathasspeedbumps.5pointsperspeedbumptile.
3.5.10Pointsavailableforsuccessfullynegotiatinganintersectiontile.15pointsperdirectionthroughintersection
tile.Notethatthismeanstwointersectionsatthesametileonlycountsas15pointsforeachdirection.Seealsorule
3.6.1.
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3.5.11Eachgap,obstacle,speedbumpandintersectiontilecanonlybescoredonceperdirectionthroughthe
course,noteachattemptthroughthecourse.
3.5.12Successfulvictimrescue:Robotsareawardedpointsforsuccessfullyrescuingvictims.Asuccessfulvictim
rescueoccurswhenthevictimismovedtotheevacuationpoint(itneedstobecompletelyinsideoftheevacuation
point,andnopartoftherobotbeincontactwiththevictim).40pointsperasuccessfulvictimrescue.
3.5.13Tiesinscoringwillberesolvedonthebasisofthetimetakenbyeachrobot(orteamofrobots)tocomplete
thecourse(thisincludescalibrationtime).
3.6Lackofprogress
3.6.1Alackofprogressoccurswhen:
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Therobotlosestheblacklinewithoutregainingitbythenexttileinthesequence(seefiguresbelow).
Arobotdoesnotfollowtheindicateddirectionatanintersection.
Arobotisescapingtheevacuationroom.Whentherobothasenteredtheevacuationroomitisnotallowed
togobacktothelineagain
3.6.2TheteamcaptaincanalsocallforaLackofProgressatanytimes/hewants(forexampleiftherobotisin
dangerorgotstuck).
3.6.3IfaLackofProgresshappens,therobotmustbepositionedatthepreviouscheckpointfacingtheevacuation
zone,andcheckedbythereferee.
3.6.4Onlytheteamcaptainisallowedtorestarttherobotwithoutchangingprogramsand/ormodifyingtherobot.
3.6.5Thereisnolimittothenumberofrestartswithinagame.
3.6.6Arobotisallowedtoproceedtothefollowingcheckpoint,iftherobotfailstoreachitafterthethirdattempt.
3.6.7Theteamcaptainmayalsochoosetomakefurtherattemptsatthecoursetoearntheadditionalpoints
availableforovercomingobstacles,gapsintheline,intersectionsandspeedbumppointsthathavenotalreadybeen
earnedbeforereachingthecheckpoint.
3.6.8Ifalackofprogresshappensintheevacuationzonethevictimswillnotbemoved,anyrescuedvictimswill
remain,aswellasvictimsintheevacuationzone,evenvictimsthatescapedtheevacuationzonewillbeleftwhere
theyare.Victimsthatareholdbytherobotwillbereleasedandthrownintotheevacuationzonebythereferee.
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3.7VictimPlacement
3.7.1ThevictimswillbeallocatedinarandomwayontheEvacuationZone.Thenumberofvictimswillbedecidedby
theOrganizingCommittee.Thenumberofvictimswillbethesameforeachfield(orarena)layout.
3.8EvacuationPointPlacement
3.8.1TheEvacuationPointwillbeplacedinanyofthenon-entrycornersintheevacuationzone.
3.8.2AfteraLackofProgresshappenedinanyplace,therefereemayrollthediceoncemoreandplacethe
EvacuationPointatanewcorner.
3.8.3TheRoboCupJuniorOrganizingCommittee(OC)willtrytheirbesttosecuretheEvacuationPointdown,butyou
shouldexpectittoslightshiftattimes.
3.9EndofPlay
3.9.1Ateammayelecttostoptheroundearlyatanytime.Inthiscase,theteamcaptainmustindicatetothereferee
theteam'sdesiretoterminate.Theteamwillbeawardedallpointsachieveduptothecallforendofround.
3.9.2Theroundendswhenthetimeexpires,whentheteamcaptaincallstheendoftheroundorwhenallthe
victimsaresuccessfullyrescued.
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4. OpenTechnicalEvaluation
4.1Description
4.1.1Yourtechnicalinnovationwillbeevaluatedduringadedicatedtimeframe.Allteamsneedtoprepare
foranopendisplayduringthistimeframe.
4.1.2Judgeswillgoaroundinteractingwithteams.Itwillbesetupasmorelikeacasualconversationor
"questionsandanswers"atmosphere.
4.1.3ThemainobjectiveoftheOpenTechnicalEvaluationistoemphasizetheingenuityofinnovation.
Beinginnovativemaymeantechnicaladvanceascomparedtotheexistingknowledge,oranout-of-theordinarysimplebutcleversolutiontoexistingtasks.
4.2EvaluationAspects
4.2.1Astandardizedrubricsystemisusedfocusingon:
a)creativity
b)cleverness
c)simplicity
d)functionality
4.2.2"Yourwork"caninclude(butisnotlimitedto)oneofthefollowingaspects:
a)creationofyourownsensorinsteadofapre-builtsensor
b)creationofa"sensormodule"whichcomprisesofvariouselectronicstoprovideaself-contained
moduletoprovideacertainspecialfunctionality
c)creationofamechanicmodulewhichisfunctional,butoutoftheordinary
d)creationofanewsoftwarealgorithmtoasolution
4.2.3Teamsmustprovidedocumentsthatexplaintheirwork.Eachinventionmustbesupportedby
concisebutcleardocumentation.Thedocumentsmustshowconciseinventivesteps.
4.2.4Documentsmustincludeoneposterandoneengineeringjournal(seetheEngineeringJournal
TemplateonofficialRCJwebsiteformoredetails).Teamsareexpectedtobereadilypreparedtoexplain
theirwork.
4.2.5EngineeringJournalshoulddemonstrateyourbestpracticeinyourdevelopmentprocess.
4.2.6Thepostershouldincludenameofteam,country,league,robotdescription,robotcapabilities,
controllerandprogramminglanguageused,sensorsincluded,methodofconstruction,timeusedfor
developing,costofmaterialsandawardswonbytheteaminitscountry,etc.
4.2.7GuidelinesmaybeprovidedattheofficialRCJwebsiteunderRescuerules(EngineeringJournal
Template).
4.3Awards
4.3.1Awardsmaybedividedintoseveralcategories.
a)Innovation:
-Mechanicalinnovation
-Electronicinnovation
-Algorithminnovation
b)RobustDesign:
-Mechanicaldesign
-Electronicdesign
-Algorithmdesign
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c)Teamwork–demonstrationofgreatcollaborationswithintheteam.
d)BestPractice(indevelopment)–demonstrationofthebestdevelopmentpracticefrom
brainstorming,designing,prototyping,development,testplan,qualityassuranceplan,etc.
4.3.2Awardswillbegivenintheformofacertification.
4.4Sharing
4.4.1Teamsareencouragedtoreviewother'spostersandpresentations.
4.4.2Theawardedteamsarerequiredtoposttheirdocumentsandpresentationonlinewhenaskedbythe
TC.
5. ConflictResolution
5.1RefereeandRefereeAssistant
5.1.1Alldecisionsduringgameplayaremadebytherefereeortherefereeassistantwhoareinchargeofthearena,
personsandobjectssurroundingthem.
5.1.2Duringgameplay,thedecisionsmadebytherefereeand/ortherefereeassistantarefinal.
5.1.3Atconclusionofgameplay,therefereewillaskthecaptaintosignthescoresheet.Captainshouldbegiven
maximum1minutetoreviewthescoresheetandsignit.Bysigningit,thecaptainacceptsthefinalscoreonbehalfof
theentireteam;incaseoffurtherclarification,theteamcaptainshouldwritetheircommentsinthescoresheetand
signit.
5.2RuleClarification
5.2.1Ifanyruleclarificationisneeded,pleasecontacttheInternationalRoboCupJuniorRescueTechnicalCommittee.
5.2.2Ifnecessaryevenduringatournament,aruleclarificationmaybemadebymembersoftheRoboCupJunior
RescueTechnicalCommitteeandOrganizingCommittee.
5.3SpecialCircumstances
5.3.1Ifspecialcircumstances,suchasunforeseenproblemsorcapabilitiesofarobotoccur,rulesmaybemodifiedby
theRoboCupJuniorRescueOrganizingCommitteeChairinconjunctionwithavailableTechnicalCommitteeand
OrganizingCommitteemembers,ifnecessaryevenduringatournament.
5.3.2Ifanyoftheteamcaptains/mentorsdonotshowuptotheteammeetingstodiscusstheproblemsandthe
resultingrulemodificationsdescribedat5.3.1,itwillbeconsideredasanagreement.
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6. CodeofConduct
6.1Spirit
6.1.1Itisexpectedthatallparticipants(studentsandmentorsalike)willrespecttheaimsandidealsofRoboCup
Juniorassetoutinourmissionstatement.
6.1.2Thevolunteers,refereesandofficialswillactwithinthespiritoftheeventtoensurethecompetitionis
competitive,fairandmostimportantlyfun.
6.1.3Itisnotwhetheryouwinorlose,buthowmuchyoulearnthatcounts!
6.2FairPlay
6.2.1Robotsthatcausedeliberateorrepeateddamagetothearenawillbedisqualified.
6.2.2Humansthatcausedeliberateinterferencewithrobotsordamagetothearenawillbedisqualified.
6.2.3Itisexpectedthattheaimofallteamsistoparticipatefairly.
6.3Behavior
6.3.1Participantsshouldbemindfulofotherpeopleandtheirrobotswhenmovingaroundthetournamentvenue.
6.3.2Participantsarenotallowedtoentersetupareasofotherleaguesorotherteams,unlessexplicitlyinvitedtodo
sobyteammembers.
6.3.3Teamswillberesponsibleforcheckingupdateinformation(schedules,meetings,announcements,etc.)during
theevent.Updateinformationwillbeprovidedonnoticeboardsinthevenueand(ifpossible)onthelocal
competitionwebsiteand/ortheRoboCuporRoboCupJuniorwebsites.
6.3.4Participantswhomisbehavemaybeaskedtoleavethebuildingandriskbeingdisqualifiedfromthe
tournament.
6.3.5Theseruleswillbeenforcedatthediscretionofthereferees,officials,tournamentorganizersandlocallaw
enforcementauthorities.
6.4Mentors
6.4.1Adults(mentors,teachers,parents,chaperons,translatorsandotheradultteammembers)arenotallowedin
thestudentworkarea.
6.4.2Sufficientseatingwillbesuppliedformentorstoremaininasupervisorycapacityclosetothestudentwork
area.
6.4.3Mentorsarenotpermittedtorepairrobotsorbeinvolvedinprogrammingoftheirteam’srobots.
6.4.4Mentorinterferencewithrobotsorrefereedecisionswillresultinawarninginthefirstinstance.Ifthisrecurs,
theteamwillriskbeingdisqualified.
6.4.5Robotshavetobemainlystudents'ownwork.Anyrobotthatappearstobeidenticaltoanotherrobotmaybe
promptedforre-inspection.
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6.5EthicsandIntegrity
6.5.1Fraudandmisconductarenotcondoned.Fraudulentactsmayincludethefollowing:
a)Mentorsworkingonthesoftwareorhardwareofstudents’robot(s)duringthecompetition.
b)"Higherleaguegroup"and/ormoreadvancedgroupofstudentsmayprovideadvice,butshouldnotdothe
workfor"Lowerleaguegroup".Forexample,asecondarygrouphelpedtofixitspeerprimarygroup'swork,
softwareorhardwarepriortoand/orduringthecompetition.Thismayriskthesecondarygrouptobe
disqualifiedaswell.See"CodeofConduct,6.4.3&6.4.5“.Thisappliesnotjusttomentors,butalsotohigher
league(advanced)groupofstudentsaswell.
6.5.2RoboCupJuniorreservestherighttorevokeanawardiffraudulentbehaviorcanbeprovenaftertheawarding
ceremonytookplace.
6.5.3Ifitisclearthatamentorintentionallyviolatesthecodeofconduct,andrepeatedlymodifiesandworksonthe
students'robot(s)duringthecompetition,thementorwillbebannedfromfutureparticipationinRoboCupJunior
competitions.
6.5.4Teamsthatviolatethecodeofconductcanbedisqualifiedfromthetournament.Itisalsopossibletodisqualify
onlyasingleteammemberfromfurtherparticipationinthetournament.
6.5.5Inlessseverecasesofviolationsofthecodeofconduct,ateamwillbegivenawarning.Insevereorrepeated
casesofviolationsofthecodeofconduct,ateamcanbedisqualifiedimmediatelywithoutawarning.
6.6Sharing
6.6.1ThespiritofworldRoboCupcompetitionsisthatanytechnologicalandcurriculardevelopmentsshouldbe
sharedwithotherparticipantsafterthetournament.
6.6.2AnydevelopmentsmaybepublishedontheRoboCupJuniorwebsiteaftertheevent.
6.6.3Participantsarestronglyencouragedtoaskquestionstotheirfellowcompetitorstofosteracultureofcuriosity
andexplorationinthefieldsofscienceandtechnology.
6.6.4ThisfurthersthemissionofRoboCupJuniorasaneducationalinitiative.
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