AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION • REC FOUNDATION
Disqualification A penalty applied to a Team for a rule Violation. A Team that receives a Disqualification in a qualification Match receives zero points for the Match. The other Team in their Alliance will still receive points for the Match. A Team that receives a Disqualification in a Skills Match will receive a score of zero for that Match. When a Team is disqualified in a elimination Match, the entire Alliance is disqualified and both Teams receive zero points for the Match.
Note: At the Head Referee’s discretion, repeated Violations and/or Disqualifications for a single Team may lead to its Disqualification for the entire tournament.
Drone A machine designed to execute one or more tasks autonomously or a controller from a Flight Team Member.
Event Staff See Volunteer.
Event Partner The individual responsponsible for planning and running an Aerial Drone Competition.
Flight Team Member A Student who is a Pilot, Co-Pilot, Programmer or Visual Observer at the field during a Match. Only Students on the team are allowed to be Flight Team Members. Flight Zone An area in which Drones are allowed to fly. All Flight Zones have a virtual ceiling of approximately 10 feet. • The Flight Zone at a Teamwork Mission Competition Field is boarded by the field perimeter. • The Flight Zone at a Skills Mission Competition is identified by the outer edges of the Field Elements. • The Flight Zone at Practice or Testing Areas will be defined by the Event Partner.
Game Design Committee (GDC) The creators of the Aerial Drone Competition Missions and the authors of this competition manual.
Grounding A penalty applied to a Team for a rule Violation. A Team that is grounded is not allowed to operate their Drone for the remainder of the Match. The Pilot will be asked to land their Drone, if the Drone is not already landed, and place their controller on the floor.
12 MISSION 2025 GRAVITY COMPETITION MANUAL V 1.0
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