Section 3 General Competition Rules, continued
Game Design Committee, and they represent the correct and official interpretation of the Aerial Drone Competition rules. The Q&A system is the only source for official rulings and clarifications. The Aerial Drone Competition Question & Answer system can be found at https://roboticseducation.org/adc-official-q-and-a.
Note from the Aerial Drone Competition GDC: The rules contained in this competition manual are written to be enforced by human Head Referees. Many rules have “black-and-white” criteria that can be easily checked. However, some rulings will rely on a judgment call from this human Head Referee. In these cases, Head Referees will make their calls based on what they and the Scorekeeper Referees saw, what guidance is provided by their official support materials (the competition manual and the Q&A), and most crucially, the context of the match in question. The Aerial Drone Competition does not have video replay, our fields do not have absolute sensors to count scores, and events do not have the resources for an extensive review conference between each match. When an ambiguous rule results in a controversial call, there is a natural instinct to wonder what the “right” ruling “should have been,” or what the GDC “would have ruled.” This is ultimately an irrelevant question; our answer is that when a rule specifies “Head Referee’s discretion” (or similar), then the “right” call is the one made by the Head Referee in the moment. The Aerial Drone Competition GDC designs games, and writes rules, with this expectation (constraint) in mind.
GDC GAME DESIGN COMMITTEE
Additional Competition Rules <T1> The Head Referee has ultimate authority on ruling decisions during the Teamwork Mission, Autonomous Flight Mission, and Piloting Skills Mission. 1. Scorekeeper Referees score the match and may serve as observers or advisers for the Head Referees, but may not determine any rules or infractions directly. 2. Violations of the REC Foundation Code of Conduct may involve additional escalation beyond the Head Referee’s initial ruling, including (but not limited to) investigation by an REC Foundation representative. <G1>, <G2>, and <G4> are the only rules for which this escalation is likely to be required. 3. Event P artners may not overrule a Head Referee’s decision. 4. Every match on the Teamwork Mission competition field must be watched by a Head Referee.
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