Survival 101: What to Expect at Your First Competition Thomas Gill, Team 6705 Motorbolts.
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Transcript of Survival 101: What to Expect at Your First Competition Thomas Gill, Team 6705 Motorbolts.
Survival 101: What to Expect at Your First
CompetitionThomas Gill, Team 6705 Motorbolts
Outline
• Judging• Inspection• Scouting• Qualification Matches• Collaboration in the Driver’s Box• Alliance Selection• Elimination Matches• Awards Ceremony/Advancement• Advancement• General Tips
Judging
• Generally 15 minutes long• 5-7 minute presentation- make sure everyone
talks• 8-10 minutes for questions• Discuss design, strategy, team dynamics, 3D
printing, etc.• Judges are there to bring out the best in your
team• Set time- look at schedule
Inspection
Game Manual
Hardware:Making sure robot is in specEx: Robot must fit within an 18” cube
Field:Making sure your robot functions on the field
Set times- look at schedule
ScoutingPit Scouting Example : Get a basic idea of team’s strategies and abilitiesGet a first look at the other robotsGet to know other teams
Match Scouting Example:Evidence of what teams can do in actionGet scoring info for drive teamGet ideas for future robot improvements
Qualification Matches
• Each team generally plays 6-8 qualification matches. Teams play on randomly selected 2 v 2 alliances. Teams are ranked according to Qualification Points (QP) and Ranking Points (RP).
QP: Win (2) - Loss (0) - Tie (1)RP: Losing team’s score
Ex: Team QP RP 1234 6 200 4321 6 158 2468 3 400 369 0 60
Match overview:30 seconds: Autonomous: NO CONTROLLERS
1 minute: Teleop: Controllers
30 seconds: End game: Controllers
Collaboration Within the Driver’s Box
• Remember: There are 2 TEAMS in the driver’s box
• It is important to talk to your alliance partner to
make sure your autonomous programs don’t run
into each other
• Make sure you have a strategy for teleop
Alliance Selection
• At the end of the qualification matches, the top 4 ranked teams pick 1 (20 or under) or 2 (21+) teams to play with them in the elimination rounds. Teams can accept or refuse, but refusing doesn’t allow a team to be picked by any other alliance
Ex: Rank Team Pick 1 Pick 2
1 1234 (1) 5972(5) 2888
2 5678 (2) 4150(6) 4251
3 910 (3) 4140(7) 724
4 1112 (4) 701 (8) 4240
Elimination Matches
Alliance 1
Winner of 2 v 3
Winner of 1 v 4
Alliance 4 Alliance 2 Alliance 3
Champion
Semifinals
Finals
Note- Higher ranked team Red
Advancement Criteria
1. Qualifier Host Team*2. Inspire Award Winner 3. Winning Alliance Captain 4. Inspire Award 2nd place 5. Winning Alliance, 1st Team selected 6. Inspire Award 3rd place 7. Winning Alliance, 2nd Team selected 8. Think Award Winner 9. Finalist Alliance Captain 10. Connect Award Winner 11. Finalist Alliance, 1st Team selected 12. Rockwell Collins Innovate Award Winner 13. Finalist Alliance, 2nd Team selected 14. PTC Design Award Winner 15. Motivate Award Winner
* Only at qualifier events
Advancement
Qualifiers- 9 or 10 in MN
MN State Championship
North Super Regionals
World Championship
~10 in MN this year
~End of February
4 around US- 13 states in NSR
Teams from everywhere from Taiwan to Mexico to India
General Tips
• Bring Extras (Duct tape, Hex Keys, Electrical tape, Screws, BATTERIES, Chargers etc.) Anything on your robot should have a spare
• Make friends- sharing parts and ideas is GP• Expect a long day- Bring Caffeine • READ THE RULES- (GM 1, GM 2)• Bill Of Materials• Checklist - Example
Questions?