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VEX IQ Challenge Ringmaster – Game Manual
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Copyright 2017, VEX Robotics Inc.
2017-08-17
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Game Definitions
Alliance
– A pre-assigned grouping of two (2)
Teams
that are paired together during a given
Teamwork Match
.
Alliance Score
– Points scored in a
Teamwork Match
awarded to both
Teams
.
Autonomous
– A
Robot
that is operating and reacting only to sensor inputs and to commands pre-
programmed by the
Students
into the
Robot
control system. There is no input from a VEX IQ
Controller.
Bonus Tray
– The tray like structure consisting of VEX IQ pieces attached to the end of the field
perimeter with dimensions of approximately 15” (381 mm) wide and 3” (76 mm) deep. The
Bonus
Tray
begins the
Match
with fifteen (15)
Rings
and can be
Released
by
Robots
by activating the
Latches
to earn points.
Disablement –
A penalty applied to a
Team
for a rule violation. During
Disablement
a
Team
is no
longer allowed to operate their robot and the Drive Team Members will be asked to place their
controller(s) on the ground.
Disqualification –
A penalty applied to a
Team
for a rule violation. A team that is
Disqualified
in a
Match
receives zero (0) points. At the Head Referee’s discretion, repeated violations and
Disqualifications
for a single team may lead to its
Disqualification
for the entire event.
Driver – A Student team member responsible for operating and controlling the Robot .
Driver Controlled
– A
Robot
operating under the control of a
Student Driver.
Driving Skills Match –
A
Driver Controlled
period
,
with one (1)
Robot
, that is sixty seconds (1:00)
Driver Station
– The region behind the
Field
, where the
Drivers
must remain during their
Match
,
unless legally interacting with their
Robot
.
Emptied –
A
Starting Peg
is emptied if no part of the
Starting Peg
is within the volume defined by
the outer edges of a
Ring
. (i.e. There are no rings encircling or surrounding the
Starting Peg.)
Field Element –
The field perimeter,
Floor
,
Posts
,
Starting Pegs, Bonus Tray,
and any supporting
structures.
Floor
– The part of the playing field that is within the field perimeter.
Floor Goal –
The section of the
Floor
bounded by the inner edges of the field perimeter and the
black line which runs the entire length of the field and passes under the support structures of the
Posts
. The black line is part of the
Floor Goal
.