[robocup-humanoid] Questions about this year's rule

[Reinhard Gerndt]

Ludovic,

the relevant sentences of last years rules are: "Teams participating in the Humanoid League competitions are encouraged to equip their robots with sensors that have an equivalent in human senses.“ and "Sensors inside the robot may measure all quantities of interest, including (but not limited to) voltages, currents, forces, movements, accelerations, magnetic field and rotational speeds.“ This wording was chosen, since at that time it was hard to have reliable evidence that a team uses a magnetometer. However, once there is a way, or other considerations, the respective rule may be revised quite short notice. Furthermore, there are some halls with a very ‚unfavorable‘ magnetic fields (I am not sure about Leipzig fair where RoboCup will take place.)

‚Removal' by software is sufficient (for now).

Regards

Reinhard 
  

> Am 27.02.2016 um 00:30 schrieb Ludovic Hofer <lhofer at labri.fr>:
> 
> Dear TC,
> 
> As stated, magnetic compass sometimes goes along gyroscope device. In those case, is it acceptable to 'remove' the use of the magnetic compass by software or is it necessary to change the hardware?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ludovic Hofer
> 
> On 27/02/2016 00:19, Reinhard Gerndt wrote:
>>> Am 26.02.2016 um 16:18 schrieb Reinhard Gerndt <r.gerndt at ostfalia.de>:
>>> 
>>> Dear 无所知
>>> 
>>> The technical committee is still in the process of revising the rules for the 2016 international RoboCup. At the moment we are fully occupied with the qualification process.
>>> 
>>> With respect to the gyroscope, no changes are foreseen, since a gyroscope resembles the human sense of balance. However, you must not use a magnetic compass, which sometimes goes with the gyroscope devices, since there is no equivalence in the human body.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Reinhard
>>> 
>>> (Member of TC)
>>> 
>>>> Am 26.02.2016 um 14:29 schrieb 无所知 <823438907 at qq.com>:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear TC:
>>>> Well, as new participant, we wonder whether there will be some essential changes in this year's rules and when to publish new rule?
>>>> Especially, we want to know whether gyroscope used for directing will be prohibited in kid-size competition this year.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you!
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