Mission 2024 Eclipse Competition Manual

MISSION 2024 ECLIPSE COMPETITION MANUAL

SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS

Adult Anyone who is not a student.

All Clear A signal given by the Head Referee that teams may retrieve their drones.

Alliance A pre-assigned grouping of two (2) teams that are paired together during a teamwork match. Alliance Captain A team that has earned the right to choose their alliance partner during alliance selection to play in elimination matches. Alliance Partner A team that is chosen by an alliance captain during alliance selection to play in an alliance during elimination matches. Alliance Selection The period of a tournament that happens after qualification matches. During this period, alliances are created to participate in elimination matches.

Arch Gate A red or blue arched field element. The outer edge of the arch gate measures approximately 102” wide and 74” from the floor. The inner edge of the arch gate measures approximately 60” wide and 63” from the floor. (Figure 1) Autonomous Flight Skills Match A match in which a single team with one drone competes using only pre-programmed commands and no pilots.

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ROBOTICS EDUCATION & COMPETITION FOUNDATION - AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION 9

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