AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION PRO • RECF
In the context of this Competition Manual, Teams include three types of Student roles relating to the building, design and coding of the Drones and Robots. Adults may not fulfill any of these roles (Refer to the RECF Student-Centered Policy for full details. See Rule <G2>). • Builder: The Student(s) on the Team who assembles and repairs the Drones and/or Robot. • Coder: The Student(s) on the Team that develops the code used to control the Drones and/or Robot. • Designer: The Student(s) on the Team who design the Teamwork Drone and Robot.
Violation The act of breaking a rule in the competition manual.
Minor Violation: A Violation that does not result in a Disqualification. • Accidental, momentary, or otherwise non-Match Affecting Violations are usually Minor Violations. • Minor Violations usually result in a verbal warning from the Head Referee during the Match, which should serve to inform the Team that a rule is being violated before it escalates to a Major Violation. Major Violation: A Violation that results in a Disqualification. • Unless otherwise noted in a rule, all Match Affecting and Score Affecting Violations are Major Violations. • Multiple Minor Violations within a Match or tournament may escalate to a Major Violation at the Head Referee’s discretion. Match Affecting: A Violation in a Teamwork Match that changes the winning and losing Alliance in the Match. • Multiple Violations within a Match can cumulatively become Match Affecting. • When evaluating if a Violation was Match Affecting, Head Referees will focus primarily on any Teamwork Drone or Robot actions that were directly related to the Violation. • Determining whether a Violation was Match Affecting can only be done once the Teamwork Match is complete and the scores have been calculated to determine if the Violation changes which Alliance won or lost the Match. Score Affecting: A Violation in an Autonomous Skills or Piloting Skills Match which improves the Team’s score at the end of a Match. • Multiple Violations within a Match can cumulatively become Score Affecting. • When evaluating whether a Violation was Score Affecting, Head Referees will focus primarily on any Skills Drone or Robot actions that were directly related to the Violation. • Determining whether a Violation was Score Affecting can only be done once the Match is complete and the score has been calculated.
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