Categoria IEEE Livre
LARC 2010 / VIII
Competição IEEE Brasileira de Robôs
Coordenador: Josemar Rodrigues de Souza (josemarsbr@gmail.com)
Apresentação
A IEEE Livre tem o objetivo de apresentar um desafio de alto nível aos estudantes. Nessa categoria pode ser usado qualquer equipamento para montar um robô que deve cumprir a tarefa que é alterada anualmente de modo totalmente autônomo. As tarefas da IEEE Livre procuram reproduzir os desafios da robótica real em uma escala menor.
Histórico
Esta categoria
vem sendo disputada no Brasil desde 2003. Nas últimas competições, os resultados
foram os seguintes:
CBR 2009
Campeão: Murphy (UCDB) Vice: Robota - UFSC
CBR 2008
Campeão: Murphy (UCDB) Vice: Robota - UFSC
CBR 2007
Campeão: UFSC Vice: Murphy (UCDB)
CBR 2006
Campeão: Mauá
Regras e Participantes
F. A. Q.
Q: What are the blocks
made of? What is the cube mass?
A: Blocks are made of wood. The mass of each cube should be between 60 –
90 grams.
Q: Can more than one robot be carried per time?
A: Only one robot can be on the scenario at a time. It is not allowed
robots that can split in two or more robots during a round. Also, no team is
allowed to use one robot in a round and other robot in next round.
Q: Can the cubes be place one over the other in the proposed sequence?
A: No. Cubes should be place ones next others in horizontal way.
Q: The 300mm limitation remains for all the challenge or it is only for
the beginning?
A: During all competition, the initial configuration of robot must
remain in a cube of 30x30x30cm. Then robot can autonomously deploy any kind
of griper, arm or mechanical extension to take, manipulate or transport
cubes.
Q: Can the team choose the robot orientation even though the start points
are chosen by the judge?
A: No. Initial position and orientation will be assigned by judges. This
weren’t clearly stated in version 1.0 of rules. New version of rules has
specification of this.
Q: The positions of the colors in the fabrication zone are always the
same or they are randomly chosen in each round?
A: When all robots are present, the round starts. At this time, judge
will place group of products (cubes) randomly and it will be the same for
all teams. Remember, that no member will be able to modify or reprogram
their robot until whole round ends. This assure an equivalent situation for
all robots.
Q: The color of the graphics do not correspond to magenta.
A: Version 1.1 of rules fix this color inconsistency.
Q: In the Spanish version... are 4 or 5 the number of teams for the
finals??? There are two different references to the number of teams in the
finals (4 and 5).
A: Version 1.1 of rules correct this inconsistency.
Q: There is any fixed distance between the piles of blocks and the
production zones?
A: The piles should be in the center of each sector of production zone.
Q: Is there any restriction regarding the number of blocks each robots
get per time?
A: No, there is no restriction in the number of cubes that robots can
transport at a time. But, there is penalization if a cube is dropped off or
forgotten.
Q: There are restrictions regarding the robot leaving the arena. Is there
any kind of restriction in the entrance or other areas?
A: Robot can’t leave the arena, but can go freely inside producers’ zone,
vendors’ zone and central corridor.
Q: As states in the rules "... The robot should be able to differentiate
color of each product...". If the team goes for another approach without
using a color sensor, is there any problem?
A: Teams can use any approach to collect cubes and to deposit them on
vendors’ zone. A simple approach could be to take one cube of each and
deposit them in vendors’ zone. This approach can give an easy way to obtain
100 points per package of 5 cubes deposited inside a sector. Nevertheless,
an approach that consider colors detections and cubes manipulation can give
a way to obtain 300 point per package of 5 cubes correctly deposited inside
a sector. Clearly, vision capabilities can make a big difference in the
final score.
Q: If more than 5 blocks are placed in the saling area do we get a bonus
for excedents??? If we complete the 5 blocks, do we receive an extra bonus
for the correct order?
A: No more than a package of 5 cubes is allowed inside a sector of
vendors’ zone. If so, it will consider as incorrect. The maximum number of
correct package of 5 cubes that can possible make is 12 (See figure 6). In
this case, and without any penalization, the maximum possible score is 3660
points (300 x 12 + 1x5x12). That is: 300 point for each package correctly
deposited and 1 point for each cube inside vendors’ zone.
Q: Is there any tolerance for the distance between the blocks in the
deposit?
A: To consider that a package of cubes is inside a sector, no cube
should be in contact with black line.
Q: Figure 7 does not correspond to the explanations of correct and
incorrect. When a reference is made in examples 1 and 3 one can understand
that the content was exchanged.
A: Version 1.1 of rules fix this inconsistencies.
Q: What is the correct position of the cubes? Item 2 presents... "The
correct order is the following: a red, cube, a green cube, a cyan cube, a
magenta cube and a yellow cube." However, item 3 informs... "Vendors need
that cubes are placed in the following order: cyan, red, yellow, green blue,
magenta, as is shown in figure 5".
A: Version 1.1 of rules fix this inconsistencies on correct and
incorrect forms to place package of cubes inside sectors of vendors’ zone.