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Get ready for an intense soccer robotics competition featuring unique gameplay elements like Birdies and Savage Balls. Discover the rules, strategies, and scoring system of Savage Soccer 2007, as well as how to earn points and control the game with Birdie Buttons. Learn about sponsorship opportunities from Intelitek and Solidworks for your robotics team. Don't miss out on this exciting event at Pembroke Academy!
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Savage Soccer 2007 Codename: Q Nick Galotti Zan Hecht Kevin D’Aquila intelitek
Definitions • Coalition: Two teams working together for the common goal of playing a match. • CoalitionColonels: The top-ranked teams at the end of the qualifying matches. • DifferenceFromEighteen(DFE): An adjusted score that is used to determine the winner of a match. • LandingZone(LZ): Areas at the ends of the field, indicated with colored tape, where all coalition robots must be placed at the start of the match, and where Birdies are scored.
Definitions • Birdies: Irregularly shaped plastic game objects typically found in badminton tournaments. • Birdie Starting Location (BSL): Marked squares on the field where Birdies are located at the beginning of each match. • TubularBirdieSource (TBS): Tubes at the forward edge of the field and in front of the ramps where teams may get Birdies. • BOXofleXan(BOX): A 6” tall, 24” wide, 11.5” deep, clear, walled off area within the LZ wherein Birdies may be scored.
Definitions • SavageBall: A regulation size 4 soccer ball. • Trough: The area that contains the Savage Ball. • Ramp: A structure at the rear edge of the field that leads up to the Trough. • BOPObstructionPane(BOP): Coalition colored panes located at either end of the trough, which are used to determine control of the Savage Ball. • BirdieButton(BB): Buttons that deliver birdies when pressed in autonomous mode
Match Periods • 0-15 seconds: Autonomous Mode • 15-75 seconds: First driver control • 70-80 seconds: Driver switch • 75-135 seconds: Second driver control • 135 seconds: Match ends, power cut
Difference From Eighteen • The object is to get as close to 18 points as possible • A coalition’s DFE is defined as DFE=|18-x| Where x is the number of points the coalition scored • The coalition with the lowest DFE wins
Birdies • Each Birdie in your LZ is worth one point • Red Birdies only count in the red LZ, and blue only in the blue LZ • Birdies in your BOX cannot be removed by your opponents • You will not score points for any Birdies you are in contact with at the end of the match
Tubular Birdie Sources • The field has four TBS’s: • Two in front of the Ramp • Two on the front wall of the field • Each TBS starts with four white Birdies
Ramp and Trough • The Ramp provides access to the Trough • The Trough is where the Savage Ball is contained and scored
Savage Ball • Control of the Savage Ball is determined by which color BOP it’s touching • Control of the Savage Ball at the end of Autonomous Mode gives your coalition 6 Birdies in your BOX • Control of the Savage Ball at the end of driver control gives your coalition 2 points
Birdie Buttons • There are two Birdie Buttons on the front wall of the field • Pressing a Birdie Button in Autonomous Mode gives 2 Birdies to the coalition whose color button was pressed
Questions? • Ask questions on the Team Forums at www.wpi.edu/~savage/Forums • Questions about rules, materials approval and event details may be posted in the Savage Soccer Forums • Rules Updates will be sent out periodically, and will be posted on the Savage Soccer website
Savage Soccer North • Save your robots! • Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, NH • December 1st, 8:00am-4:30pm • Contact David Kelly or Dan Larochelle dkelly@SAU53.org dlarochelle@intelitek.com
FREE easyC! intelitek • For the 3rd year in a row, intelitek has graciously donated a copy of easyC to each team! • Intelitek will also be providing easyC support at the tournament • To get your copy, have your team mentor email Dan Larochelle at dlarochelle@intellitek.com
FREE Solidworks! • Solidworks has generously donated a free 150 day trial of their CAD software to every team. • Models of Vex parts can be found by searching for “Vex” at www.3dcontentcentral.com • Tutorials for modeling Vex in Solidworks are provided at www.solidworks.com/vex
How to get your copy • Pick up a DVD from the lounge outside this room! -or- www.solidworks.com/sponsoreddesigncontest • “Click Here to Receive Sponsorship” • Under “What Contest”, put “Savage Soccer”