[robocup-humanoid] Update Rule Draft Dec 28 / Re: 1st Rules Draft

[Oskar von Stryk]

Dear Humanoid League Teams,

A recent update of the rule draft has just been added to
http://www.tzi.de/humanoid/bin/view/Website/Downloads

It includes the following extensions to the version of Dec 24:
- Fig. 2: Explanations to the new goal design have been added.
- Appendix for rule evolution included (with slight updates).
- Head lines added to the page layout.
- Index started (more keywords can be added).

Please report typos and bugs!

If I followed the discussion on the mailing list correctly
the following points still need to be clarified and are not yet
included in the above draft:

- Sect. 12.4.7: List of exemptions (if any) of the replacement of
 	the indirect free kicks with game stop
 	by the 30s removal penalty with continuous play.

- Implementation of the 10s advantage to teams
 	using the referee box in any stoppages of the game:

 	With the removal penalty the most stoppages will
 	be at kick-offs. Here, the 10s waiting rule only
 	gives an advantage to a team using referee box
 	at its own kick-off.
 	But it does not give any advantage if the team
 	not using referee box has kick-off
 	as the other autonomous team will have to wait 10s anyway
 	if the ball has been moved by the team having kick-off.

 	Alternatives are needed to give a real advantage
 	to teams using the referee box if a team
 	not using it does the kick-off, for example:
 	The robots manually starting team then have to wait for 15s.
 	Or: A 30s removal penalty is applied to one field player.
 	Or: All robots are put back to their goal lines (even in case of
 	having kick-off).
 	Or: ???

With best regards,
Oskar von Stryk