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2017 Game & Season Manual

FIRST®, the FIRST® logo, FIRST® Robotics Competition, Coopertition®, FIRST STEAMWORKS℠, Gracious Professionalism®, and Sport for the Mind™ are trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST®). © 2016-2017 FIRST. All rights reserved. Official FIRST® Robotics Competition teams and Partners are permitted to make reproductions of this manual for team and Partner use only. Any use, reproduction, or duplication of this manual for purposes other than directly by the team or Partner as part of FIRST® Robotics Competition participation is strictly prohibited without specific written permission from FIRST.

Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 7

1 1.1

..............................................................................................................................................7 7 About F IRST® ..............................................................................................................................................

1.2

Competition ion ..................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................7 7 FIRST® Robotics Competit

1.3

..................................................................................................7 7 Credo do .................................................................................................. Gra Gracious cious Professionalism®, a FIRST® Cre

1.4

Coopert Coopertition ition® ................................................................................................................................................. 8

1.5

This D Document ocument and its Co Conventions nventions ............................................................................................................. 9

1.6

Transl Translations ations & Other Vers Versions ions ................................................................................................................... 10

1.7

Team Up Updates dates ............................................................................................................................................ 10

1.8

Question aand nd Answer System ....................................................................................................................... 11

2

FIRST® STEAMWORKSSM Overview .................................................................................. 13

3

ARENA .................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................15 15 3.1

Zones and Markings ................................................................ ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................... 16

3.2

FIELD ................................ ....................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... 18

3.3

GUARDRA GUARDRAIL IL ................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................ ............................................ 18

3.4

AIRSHI AIRSHIP P ................................................................................................................................................... 19

3.4.1

ROTORS ...................................................................................................................................................... 20

3.4.2

GEAR Sets .................................................................................................................................................... 22

3.5

LIFTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 24

3.6

STEAM T TANK ANK ................................................................................................................................ ......................................................................................................................................... ......... 25

3.7

DAVIT ....................................................................................................................................................... 26

3.8

ROPE ................................................................ ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... 26

3.9

TO TOUCHPAD UCHPAD ................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................. ............................................. 26

3.10

HOPPERS ................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................28 28

3.11

ALLIAN ALLIANCE CE WALL .................................................................................................................................. 30

3.11.1

PLAYER STATION ...................................................................................................................................30

3.11.2

Overflow LOADING STATION ................................................................................................................32

3.11.3

Return LOADING STATIONS ................................................................................................................. 33

3.11.4

BOILER ....................................................................................................................................................... 34

3.11.5

RETURN & OVERFLOW BINS ............................................................................................................. 34

3.11.6

STEAM PIPE ..............................................................................................................................................35

3.12

GA GAME ME PIECES ......................................................................................................................................... 36

3.12.1

FUEL ............................................................................................................................................................ 36

3.12.2

GEARS .......................................................................................................................................................... 36

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4

3.13

Vision Targets ............................................................................................................................................ 37 Vision

3.14

The Field Manageme Management nt System .................................................................................................................. 37

MATCH Play ......................................................................................................................... 39 4.1

Periods ................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ 39

4.2

MATCH Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 39

4.3

Scoring ....................................................................................................................................................... 41

4.4

Rule V ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Violations iolations ...........................................................................................................................................43

4.5

DRIVE TEAM .......................................................................................................................................... 43

4.6

Logistics ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................... .................................................... 44

5

Safety Rules............................................................................................................................ 45

6

Conduct Rules ................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ ........................ 47

7

Game Rules ............................................................................................................................. 51

8

9

7.1

Before the MAT MATCH CH ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................... ................................... 51

7.2

ROBOT R Restrictions estrictions ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................. .................................. 52

7.3

ROBOT to ROB ROBOT OT Interaction ................................................................................................................ 53

7.4

FIELD IInteraction nteraction ................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................... .................................... 55

7.5

GAME PIECE Interaction ........................................................................................................................ 56

7.6

AUTO Perio Period d Rules ................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................58 58

7.7

Human Acti Action on Rules .................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................58 58

ROBOT Rules......................................................................................................................... 61 8.1

Overv Overview iew ..................................................................................................................................................... 61

8.2

Gen General eral ROBOT Desi Design gn............................................................................................................................. 63

8.3

ROB ROBOT OT Safety & Dam Damage age Prevention ...................................................................................................... 64

8.4

Bu Budget dget Constraints & Fabr Fabrication ication Schedule .............................................................................................. 66

8.5

BUMPER Rules ......................................................................................................................................... 72

8.6

Motors & A Actuators ctuators .................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................79 79

8.7

Power Distr Distribution ibution................................................................ ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................... 82

8.8

Control Control,, Command & Signals S System ystem ......................................................................................................... 88

8.9

Pneu ....................................................................................................................................... 92 Pneumatic matic System .......................................................................................................................................

8.10

OPERATO OPERATOR R CONSOLE .......................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................97 97

Inspection & Eligibility Rules Rules................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ 99

10 Tournaments......................................................................................................................... 103 10.1

MATCH Schedules ................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................11 03

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10.2

Practic .................................................................................................................................103 103 Practicee MATCHES .................................................................................................................................

10.2.1 10.3

Measure Measurement ment ................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................ 10 104 4

10.4

Qualific Qualification ation MATCHES ........................................................................................................................ 104

10.4.1

Schedule ................................................................................................................................................. 104

10.4.2

MATCH Assignment ............................................................................................................................ 104

10.4.3

Qualification Ranking ........................................................................................................................... 105

10.5

Pla Playoff yoff MATCHES ................................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................. 105

10.5.1

ALLIANCE Selection Process ............................................................................................................ 106

10.5.2

BACKUP TEAMS ................................................................................................................................ 107

10.5.3

Playoff MATCH Bracket ..................................................................................................................... 107

10.6

REFERE REFEREE E Interaction ................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................ 109

10.7

YELLOW and RED CARDS ................................................................................................................... 110

10.8

MATCH Replays ................................................................................................ ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................... 111

10.9

TIMEO TIMEOUTS UTS and BAC BACKUP KUP TEAMS ...................................................................................................... 111

10.10

Pit Cr Crews ews ................................................................................................................................................... 113

10.11

Additions dditions an and d Exceptions .................................................................................... 113 FIR FIRST ST® Championship A

10.11.1

Four ROBOT ALLIANCES ................................................................................................................ 114

10.11.2

FIRST Championship Pit Crews ........................................................................................................... 114...