2009 TE Competition
From GT RoboJackets
This page contains all planning materials and information associtated with the 2009 TE Completion. For 2009 we will be moving back to hosting an FTC scrimmage.
Objective
To host a free and successful FTC Scrimmage for any team capable of showing up. With two fields we could accommodate 30 teams(?). At 5 minute interval per match each team would get 8-9 matches.
At present there is a total of 2hrs and 45 min of match time and 1hr of practice time.
[From Mannie: Georgia FTC only has one set of field elements at this time. It will cost another $350-$450 to build another one for the competition to get two fields. Also, your match cycle time of 5 minutes may be a little low - especially in the early rounds. I recommend you plan an average cycle time of 7 minutes (assuming we get the FCS in time to all the teams). For 30 teams, you would get 4 matches/team with a 45 minute lunch break (not an hour) with only 1 field. Competition would go from 10:45 til 3:00 with a 45-minute lunch thrown in. If we had a second field, you can possibly reduce the cycle time to 5 minutes, but you would need a complete 2nd set of referees, field resetters, queuers, and more queuers. ]
Rules
Field
Robot
Same restrictions as allowed by FTC.
Rules
- Rules we be the same as the 2009 FTC Game.(FTC Ruels Link)
- Additional Announcements / Email Blasts
- Ref Manual (internal use only)
Prizes
Awards will be based purely on ranks with out a finals elimination.
- 1st - $300.00 MSC Industrial Supply Gift Card
- 2nd - $200.00 MSC Industrial Supply Gift Card
- 3rd - $100.00 MSC Industrial Supply Gift Card
Logistics
Date and Location
- Saturday, November 14, 2009
- Atrium, Klaus Advanced Computing Building
Parking
- Lot W21
Schedule
7:30am - 8:30am - Event Setup
- Signs Posted x 2 people
- Move Robots for display to Klaus x 2 people + Jeep/F-350
- Set up field(s) x 4 people
- Coordination x 1 person
- AV Equipment - Steve Roberts
8:30am - 9:00am - Teams Arrive and Setup
- During this time teams will arrive show up and set up in Klaus 1116
- Set up field(s) x 6 people
- Direct teams x 4 people
- Start inspections
9:15am - 9:30am - Welcome, Opening Talks, & Announcements
- - RoboJackets Welcome
- Cedric Stallworth / Jennifer Whitlow - GT /CoC Recruitment Rep
- Mannie - Georgia FTC Announcements
9:35am - 10:45am - Free Practice
- Teams will be able to test & reconfigure robots
- Finish inspections
10:45am - 11:45:am - Matches
- Per field we need
- Field Reset x 2 people (need 4 people - one per ball chute)
- Scorers x 2 people (should be the referees)
- Que x 1 person (need 3-4 people to get the teams ready to compete - BT synced, autonomous ready, etc.)
- Jannice
- Axillary personnel
- Coordination x 1 person
- Pit help x 4 people
- Photography x 2 people
- Floaters x 2 people
11:45am - 11:55am - Break for lunch
- Herd people to lunch x 5 people.
- Jannice
- Klaus Room 2443
11:55am - 12:35pm - Lunch
- Provided by College of Computing
- Caters have been told to arrive by 11am.
- Final head count for food is 115. (This will not change)
- Guest Speaker Chris Boehle - from General Motors
12:45 pm - 2:30 pm - Matches
- Per field we need
- Field Reset x 4 people
- Scorers x 2 people (the referees should do this)
- Que x 3-4 people / 1 per team (to get them in line and ready to play)
- Jannice
- Axillary personnel
- Coordination x 1 person
- Pit help x 4 people
- Photography x 2 people
- Floaters x 2 people
2:45pm - 3:00pm - Closing and Awards
3:00pm - 3:45pm - Clean Up
Sponsors
- Caterpillar
- College of Computing
- Corporate Affiliates Program
- Arthur Blank Family Foundation
- MSC Industrial Supply
- National Instruments
Registered Teams/Schools
- B.E. Mays High School **
- Wheeler Circuitrunners
- Pace Academy Radbotics
- Riverwood High School
- Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
- Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
- Norcross High School (Motor Controller)
- 100 Scholars
- Riverwood International Charter School
- TEACH Charter High School
- Manyard Jackson High School **
Items to Buy
- Sponsor Banners
- Total of 7
- Gaffers Tape (Red and Blue)
Items to Bring
- 12 Ext cords
- 12 Power strips
- 2 Projector (Borrowed from GTOR)
- LabVIEW copies
- FCS & FTC Toolkit for (mac and win on USB keys)
- Router
- RJ Promotional
- Robots (FIRST, IGVC, BattleBots, RoboCup SSL)
- RJ Brochures BCards.
- Posters
- Sponsor Banners
- Zip Ties
- Gaffers Tape, Duct Tape
