DA Rules ... <SG11> Elevation is protected. During the last 30 seconds of the Match, Robots may not contact the following: a. The opposing Alliance’s Elevation Bars, b. Opponent Robots who are contacting their Elevation Bars, c. Opponent Robots who meet the definition of Elevated, d. The Short Barriers adjacent to the opposing Alliance’s Elevation Bars.
Violation Notes:
• Regarding points “a” and “d”: If no opponent Robots are in the process of Elevating, then
most incidental or momentary contact is unlikely to be Match Affecting, and should only be
considered a Minor Violation.
• If a Violation results in opponent Robot damage, or otherwise impedes an opponent’s Elevation, then it should be assumed that they would have reached the highest possible Elevation
Tier when determining Match Affecting implications.
Red Box ... The intent of this rule is to prevent potentially damaging defensive interactions with , Robots who are in the process of Elevating. Indirect contact may also be considered a Minor or Major Violation of <G1>, <G13>, or <SG11> at the Head Referee’s discretion. This could include actions such as: • Repeatedly hitting the field perimeter wall that the opponent’s Elevation Bar is connected to • Repeatedly hitting the Barrier adjacent to the opponent’s Elevation Bar • Launching Triballs at an Elevated Robot
DA QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 = SG11 Elevation violations when offender touches / interferes with a robot that is touching the elevation bar or already elevated. If the robot still gets elevated and there are multiple elevated robots on either side does the offended robot (for the purposes of Match affecting scores) consider a J - max 20pt score or just the score of the elevation? MY WHY - if the offended bot automatically considers 20pts for MA if not getting to the elevated position and considered that with only the score of being elevated (maybe less than 20pts depending on who else finishes at an elevated tier) - I can see it being a strategy to play possum, or do something else other than getting a lesser value A-B tier hang below a competitors’, and NOT elevate if offended during last 30 seconds
CLARIFIER – if, in this instance the offended robot is the only robot trying to elevate – no questions as even an “A” solo tier hanger would get 20pts we’d consider the 20pt for Match affecting determination, BUT where multiple robots start hanging at various heights, the offended bot getting to an “A” hang might be 4th highest or somewhere in the middle as opposed to getting the J-highest tier hang due to SG11 infraction
QUESTION 2 = FURTHER – if we get to a point where opposing teams start getting to the J-tier hang for the purposes of match affecting how will we clarify its “best tier” instead of tie? will we temporarily consider the J-tier Match affecting 20pt for the offended robot and reduce by 1 tier all other hangs to clearly understand the 20-15-20-5pt allocations?