New Jersey FIRST Tech Challenge

ChampionshipFebruary 7, 2009

1. Competition Schedule

2. Judging Schedule

3. Map of TCNJ

4. Map of Recreation Center

5. Team List

6. Do’s and Don’ts Suggestions

7. FIRST Consent Form

8. Notes from NJ FTC Communiqué

9. Software Inspection Guide

10. Preparing for the Match

11. Robot Troubleshooting Guide

Information Packet

8:00 Doors Officially Open. Teams Arrive and go to Registration

Teams go immediately to Software Inspection & Robot Inspection

8:15 Practice Fields Available; Practice Rounds begin

8:35 Registration Closes

8:40 Drivers Team Meeting (including Coaches) on the Fields

8:40 Final Team List to the Scoring Table. Qualifying Matches Set

8:55 Teams for Match #1 are queued to FMS Registion and are Standing By

Teams for Match #2, #3 are in Arena Queue and Pit Queue, respectively

8:55 All those involved in Opening Ceremonies are in place

9:00 Opening Ceremonies begin

9:30 Start of Qualifying Matches

40 Teams in Tournament = 20 Teams per Division

(20 Teams x 4 Matches / 4 Teams per Round) = 20 Rounds

3 hours accomplished prior to lunch

12:30 Selection of 6 Alliances per Division

12:45 Break for Lunch

1:15 End of Lunch

MC and Game Announcer call teams for restart of Game

Teams for Match #1 After Lunch are FMS Registered and Standing By

1:30 Quarter-Final Elimination Rounds Begin

(1st Seed & 2nd Seed get a 'Bye')

Match #1 = 3rd Seed vs 6th Seed

Match #2 = 4th Seed vs 5th Seed

6 Games x 8 minutes = 48 minutes =>1.0 hrs)

2:30 Semi-Final Elimination Rounds Begin

Match #1 = 2nd Seed vs … Winner of #3 vs #6 Match

Match #2 = 1st Seed vs … Winner of #4 vs #5 Match

6 Games x 8 minutes = 48 minutes =>1.0 hrs)

3:30 Division Finals Round Begin

(1 Game, 3 Rounds Max, 24 Minutes)

4:15 Championship Finals Round Begin

(1 Game, 3 Rounds Max, 24 Minutes)

5:00 Closing Ceremonies Commence

5:45 Complete Event

Tear Down of Field, Pits, etc

NOTE - Matches or Alliance Selection may continue during lunch, if needed, to stay on Schedule

COMPETITION SCHEDULE - February 7, 2009COMPETITION SCHEDULE – February 7, 2009

8:00 Doors Officially Open. Judges asked to be on-site

Teams assigned Judge Interview Slots on First Come, First Served Basis

8:15 Orientation Meeting for Judges

8:40 All Engineering Notebooks are available for Judge Review

8:45 Judges review Team Notebooks for the first Teams to be interviewed

(Review of Notebooks to continue after Opening Ceremonies)

8:50 All those involved in Opening Ceremonies are in place

9:00 Opening Ceremonies

9:30 Primary Interview 1 (for Judge Panels a - f) 6 Teams

9:45 Primary Interview 2 (for Judge Panels a - f) 12 Teams

10:00 Primary Interview 3 (for Judge Panels a - f) 18 Teams

10:15 Primary Interview 4 (for Judge Panels a - f) 24 Teams

10:30 BREAK - Catch Up Opportunity

10:45 Primary Interview 5 (for Judge Panels a - f) 30 Teams

11:00 Primary Interview 6 (for Judge Panels a - f) 36 Teams

11:15 Primary Interview 7 (for Judge Panels a - f) 42 Teams

11:30 BREAK - Catch Up Opportunity

11:45 Shifted Interviews (for Judge Panels a - f)

12:00 Shifted Interviews (for Judge Panels a - f)

12:15 Shifted Interviews (for Judge Panels a - f)

12:30 Judges Break for Early Lunch

1:00 Each Panel of Judges identifies their top candidates for each Award

1:30 Opportunity to visit Pits and watch Matches

Pit & Arena Judges witnessing Elimination Rounds

2:15 Judges deliberate to reach initial consensus on each Award

Input from Pit & Arena Judges incorporated

2:45 Opportunity to witness any controversial award nominees

3:15 Meeting to form Final Consensus on Awards

Input from Pit & Arena Judges incorporated

4:00 Begin Writing Scripts

5:00 Closing Ceremonies Commence

5:45 Complete Event

Tear Down of Field, Pits, etc

JUDGING SCHEDULE - February 7, 2009JUDGING SCHEDULE – February 7, 2009

2000 Pennington Road  Ewing, NJ 08628-0718  

TCNJ Map of Campus

NJ FTC Tournament Layout

Team Number

Team Name

School or Organization

1 1 Team Unlimited Sharon Youth Robotics Association

2 7 Tech Brick Homeschool

3 18 The Techno Chix Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson

4 28 Green Meadow PolyGnomes Green Meadow Waldorf School

5 61 Ozone Oxford Area High School

6 110 MFS Foxes Moorestown Friends School

7 118 Steel Hornets Emmaus High School

8 119 PANTHERS PANTHER Academy

9 121 Rhode Rage Aquidneck Island Robotics 4-H

10 138 Heavy Metal Robotix Spotswood High School

11 147 Montclair Robotics Montclair High School

12 207 Critical Mass Dwight-Englewood School

13 220 Zero Gravity JR A Steinert High School

14 221 Zero Gravity JR B Steinert High School

15 229 UDRI #1 Upper Dublin Robotics

16 230 UDRI #2 Upper Dublin Robotics

17 232 Mechanical Misfits MORT

18 236 Gateway Gators Gateway Regional HS

19 237 MFS Hawks Moorestown Friends School

20 247 PJ FTC #1 Pope John XXIII Regional H. S.

21 248 PJ FTC #2 Pope John XXIII Regional H. S.

22 251 Red Raiders Cliffside Pk HS

23 356 Gigabots Harry S Truman HS

24 391 Notre Dame HS Notre Dame High School

25 397 Roboknights Northern Valley HS, Old Tappan

26 443 Monroe RoboFalcons 1 Monroe Twp High School

27 444 Monore RoboFalcons 2 Monroe Twp High School

28 464 Red Devil Robotics Club Hunterdon Central Regional H. S.

29 609 CJCP CougarsCENTRAL JERSEY COLLEGE PREP

CHARTER SCHOOL

30 642 Botzillas Harry S Truman HS

31 1211 Robotnics Automotive High School Campus

32 2684 St. Clare's Bounty Hunters St. Clare's

33 2685 St. Clare's Long Riders St. Clare's

34 2825 Raider Robotix North Brunswick Twp. HS

35 2945 Power Surge Teen Technology

36 3041 EBHS East Brunswick High School

37 3094 LAST Linden High School - Academy

February 7, 2009 Tournament Teams

DODo respect everyone in the arenaDo bring banners that you can tie to railings, etc.Do operate in a safe mannerDo wear safety glasses in the pits and while competingDo cheer for your team and show team spiritDo cheer for other teams Do decorate your pit areaDo look at other robots in the pitsDo be prepared to show off your robot to visitorsDo be prepared to have hordes of younger roboteers come to your pit

DON'TDon't save blocks of seats in the bleachersDon't tape anything to the walls in the arena Don't run in the arenaDon't block aisle ways with toolboxes, carts, supplies, etc.Don't BOO other teams - they worked hard building and programming their robot alsoDon't bang sticks or other noise makers on the bleachers or railingsDon't bring flammable liquids into the arena (cleaning fluids, etc.)Don't have food in the pits or around the robot fieldsDon’t give away or sell food items

Adapted from Delaware FTC Tournament

Competition Day

Do’s and Don’ts

Tips for

Tournament Day

Notes from NJ FTC Communiqué #1

Technical Documents from FIRST follow …

Before You Come• #1 Critical Item- To compete, your Robot MUST use one of the Competition Templates• These templates have been available at www.ftctraining.com along with a practice version of the

Field Management System.Once in the Door• When you arrive send 1-2 team representatives including an adult directly to the Registration

Tables.• At Team Registration you must turn in a FIRST Consent Form for each participant. (sample

attached).• Your team will also be assigned a Judged Interview time slot on arrival and must turn in your

Engineering Notebook.• If you have pre-ordered pizza (see Food section below), now is the time to pay – cash or check

made out to “TCNJ – Dept of Technical Studies”.• The rest of the team may go immediately to the Pit Area. Your Team Number will be marked at

your table.Fast Track Inspection - - > Practice• It is essential that your Robot accomplish both Software and Mechanical Inspection as early in

the day as possible.• There will be multiple lanes of Inspection Stations. Choose your lane wisely. • Be adaptable - If Software is backed-up, switch over and accomplish Mechanical Inspection as

soon as possible.• When the robot passes each inspection type, an inspection marker will be attached.• Robots can only compete if they have both a Software and a Mechanical Inspection marker

affixed to them.• As soon as, you have both markers on your Robot report to Pit Administration to be assigned a

Practice Match.During the Day – QUEUING IS VITAL• Since the schedule will be tight, teams need to know we can't hold up matches. Be ready on time.

(Respect thy Queuer.)• As noted on the schedule, it may become necessary to continue matches during lunch should we

fall behind schedule.• Don’t forget to Bring Spare Parts, Battery Charger, and Multi-Outlet Extension Cord <- - It is a

good idea to have your items marked Food• As always, the students of TES will have some great snacks for sale at the competition venue

throughout the day.• Breakfast – Please indicate on the attached survey form if you buy some breakfast foods at the

venue rather than on the drive in. That will help with our planning.• Once again, we are offering teams the opportunity to pre-order pizza for lunch. We need your

input on the survey by February 3rd. Venue Information• The event is being held in the TCNJ Recreation Center.• Open Parking Lots are #3, #4, #5, and #6. • Directions to TCNJ: http://www.tcnj.edu/~pa/about/directions.html• Campus map: http://www.tcnj.edu/%7Eccr/maps/• Area hotels: http://www.tcnj.edu/%7Eccr/about/hotel.html• In case of inclement weather or other issue, Vince’s Cell Phone Number = 862-432-1526

Software Inspection Guide for Teams

Preparing an FTC Robot for a Match

FTC Robot Troubleshooting Guide