Version 5.2 dated January 20, 2020
The provisions of these «General Competition Rules» complement the «Competition Rules» of each type of competition by default. In cases where the provisions of the «Competition Rules» of a specific type of competition conflict with the «General Competition Rules», priority is given to the «Competition Rules».
The following section describes the interpretation of main terms and definitions used throughout the whole system of RoboFinist competitive events.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reporter team | team which presents a project for review |
| Discipline | type of competition |
| Run | the participant's single act of accomplishment the task of discipline |
| Starting (finish) Area | explicitly marked section of a field where the robot should be at the beginning (end) of task execution. The starting area border line is a part of the starting area. |
| IR receiver | device for robot remote control |
| Quarantine | zone (location) for robot placement isolated from participants and third parties (to avoid unauthorized modification to the program and/or robot construction) |
| Competition Categories | concretized options of running specific type of competitions wich are determined by corresponding Contest Rules. Similar to commonly used sports definitions: categories, leagues, subdisciplines , classes).Competition categories can be defined by: - age of participants;- technical requirements to robots and fields - other criteria. |
| Clinch | case when robots do not move or are moving in the same orbit touching each other |
| Flying vehicle | robot capable of flying or hovering and constructionally made in the form of airplane, rotorcraft (including helicopter and multicopter), glider, ornithopter or airship. |
| Starting (finish) line | line the crossing of which marks the beginning (end) of a run. The fact of crossing the line is recorded relative to the projection of a robot |
| Match | set of rounds in the contest between teams. The minimum scoring element of the tournament. |
| Event | totality of one or more Contests, Exhibitions, Hackathons, etc., organized and held at the same time and in the same place by the same Organizer(s), and united by a common program |
| Modification of the Robot | transformation of the robot or its control program |
| Educational kit | manufacturer-standardized set of robotic parts designed to teach robotics. Educational kits include kits and extensions to them supplied by Lego, Fischertechnik, VEX, Huna, TRIK, Robotis, Robo, MakeBlock, Robotrack, Hitechnic, Mindsensors, Smartbricks, unless otherwise specified in the Contest Rules. |
| Olympic system | system where a team is eliminated from the tournament after the first loss |
| Operator | team member admitted to the Contest area to launch or control the robot |
| PC | personal computer (including notebook) |
| Field | area which is spatially limited and equipped (organized) in a definite way for holding a certain type of competition |
| Attempt | run which is sequentially repeated by the same participant in the same contest |
| Web-portal | totality of webpages with domain name robofinist.ru and robofinist.org |
| Preview | brief oral presentation of the project accompanied with slides |
| Obstacle | fixed or moving object with defined characteristics which does not allow or makes it difficult to continue the movement along the route |
| Round | Part of the match. A limited period of time when the fight takes place |
| Reviewer | team wich reviews |
| Robot | device that is unified by one whole architecture and that has:- environmental analysis transducers (sensors);- servos that ensure movement of the entire structure and/or its individual parts;- programmable control unit that self-processes sensor data and controls the operation of servos according to the preset executable program. It is allowed to use external control signals (commands) as an additional option only. |
| «Start-finish» system | Electronic system that measures the time a robot takes to pass the ring route. A pass-detecting sensor is situated at a height of up to 3 cm. |
| Competition (type of competition, discipline, contest, category) | Competitive event designed to determine the winners. The running of the competition is defined by Contest Rules available on the Web-portal. Competition is held among participants signed up on the Web-portal. Control of compliance with the Contest Rules and determination of the winners are within the competence of Referees (Judges). |
| Referee (Judge) | Person authorized by the Сompetition Organizing Committee to monitor compliance with the Contest and General Competition Rules as well as to record the results |
| Route (track) | Projected path of the robot when passing a field of specific competitions. |
| Participant (competitor) | Person whose application for specific competition is accepted by the Organizing Committee. It can also be used to designate a registered team consisting of several personal participants. |
An Organizing Committee is set up to host the Event.
The Head of the Organizing Committee is appointed responsible for the Event.
For refereeing the Competition, a Panel of Judges is created. The Chief Judge is appointed by the Organizers and is responsible for refereeing in competitions.
At the discretion of the Organizing Committee, each judge can be appointed to several types of competition at the same time (for example, when there is a small number of competitions in the Event).
An Appeal Commission is created by the Organizing Committee to deal with appeals.
To formalize the organizational and methodological issues of competitions, the Organizing Committee may develop «Provisions on the Event»
Only competitors, without coaches team managers, are allowed to enter the technical and competition area, unless otherwise provided for by the Contest Rules.
During the Competition all participants are not allowed to: