FIRST Robotics Competition 2018 Game And Season Manual 2018FRCGame

• 2018 Game & Season Manual
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 About FIRST®
  • 1.2 FIRST® Robotics Competition
  • 1.3 Gracious Professionalism®, a FIRST® Credo
  • 1.4 Coopertition®
  • 1.5 This Document and its Conventions
  • 1.6 Translations & Other Versions
  • 1.7 Team Updates
  • 1.8 Question and Answer System
• 2 FIRST® POWER UPSM Overview
• 3 ARCADE
  • 3.1 Zones and Markings
  • 3.2 FIELD
    • 3.2.1 GUARDRAIL
  • 3.3 SCALE
    • 3.3.1 SCALE PLATES
    • 3.3.2 RUNGS
    • 3.3.3 OUTRIGGERS
    • 3.3.4 TOWER
    • 3.3.5 PLATFORM
  • 3.4 SWITCH
    • 3.4.1 SWITCH PLATES
    • 3.4.2 FENCE
  • 3.5 PLATE Lighting
  • 3.6 ALLIANCE WALL
    • 3.6.1 PLAYER STATION
    • 3.6.2 EXCHANGE
    • 3.6.3 VAULT
      • 3.6.3.1 VAULT lighting
  • 3.7 PORTAL
  • 3.8 POWER CUBE
  • 3.9 Vision Targets
  • 3.10 The FIELD Management System
• 4 MATCH Play
  • 4.1.1 Stages
  • 4.2 Scoring
  • 4.3 POWER UPS
  • 4.4 Rule Violations
  • 4.5 DRIVE TEAM
  • 4.6 Logistics
• 5 Safety Rules
• 6 Conduct Rules
• 7 Game Rules
  • 7.1 Before the MATCH
  • 7.2 ROBOT Restrictions
  • 7.3 ROBOT to ROBOT Interaction
  • 7.4 FIELD Interaction
  • 7.5 AUTO Period Rules
  • 7.6 Human Action Rules
• 8 ROBOT Rules
  • 8.1 Overview
  • 8.2 General ROBOT Design
  • 8.3 Robot Safety & Damage Prevention
  • 8.4 Budget Constraints & Fabrication Schedule
  • 8.5 BUMPER Rules
  • 8.6 Motors & Actuators
  • 8.7 Power Distribution
  • 8.8 Control, Command & Signals System
  • 8.9 Pneumatic System
  • 8.10 OPERATOR CONSOLE
• 9 Inspection & Eligibility Rules
• 10 Tournaments
  • 10.1 MATCH Schedules
  • 10.2 Practice MATCHES
    • 10.2.1 Filler Line
  • 10.3 Measurement
  • 10.4 Qualification MATCHES
    • 10.4.1 Schedule
    • 10.4.2 MATCH Assignment
    • 10.4.3 Qualification Ranking
  • 10.5 Playoff MATCHES
    • 10.5.1 ALLIANCE Selection Process
    • 10.5.2 BACKUP TEAMS
    • 10.5.3 Playoff MATCH Bracket
  • 10.6 REFEREE Interaction
  • 10.7 YELLOW and RED CARDS
  • 10.8 MATCH Replays
  • 10.9 TIMEOUTS and BACKUP TEAMS
  • 10.10 Pit Crews
  • 10.11 FIRST Championship Additions and Exceptions
    • 10.11.1 Four ROBOT ALLIANCES
    • 10.11.2 FIRST Championship Pit Crews
    • 10.11.3 FIRST Championship Playoffs
    • 10.11.4 FIRST Championship TIMEOUTS
  • 10.12 Advancement Between Tournaments
    • 10.12.1 Regional Events
    • 10.12.2 Wild Cards
    • 10.12.3 District Events
      • 10.12.3.1 Qualification Round Performance
      • 10.12.3.2 ALLIANCE Selection Results
      • 10.12.3.3 Playoff Round Performance
      • 10.12.3.4 Awards
      • 10.12.3.5 Team Age
      • 10.12.3.6 Regional Participation
      • 10.12.3.7 District Championship Eligibility
      • 10.12.3.8 FIRST Championship Eligibility for District Teams
• 11 Glossary