Survival 101: What to Expect at Your First Competition Thomas 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 spec Ex: Robot must fit within an 18” cube Field: Making sure your robot functions on the field Set times- look at schedule

Scouting Pit Scouting Example :Example Get a basic idea of team’s strategies and abilities Get a first look at the other robots Get to know other teams Match Scouting Example:Example Evidence of what teams can do in action Get scoring info for drive team Get 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 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 (1) 5972 (5) (2) 4150 (6) (3) 4140 (7) (4) 701 (8) 4240

Elimination Matches Alliance 1 Winner of 2 v 3 Winner of 1 v 4 Alliance 4Alliance 2Alliance 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 - ExampleExample

Questions?