[robocup-msrs] Answers to questions

[Kyle Johns]

OK, OK.  You're right that we will need to adopt the rule about covering the goal from the four-legged league.  If the goalie covers more than 50% of the goal for more than 3 seconds, he will be penalized.  I'll update the rules with more specific language in a day or two.

I am trying to come up with a way for you to retrieve field position prior to the competition but that method will not work during the competition.  You need to rely on vision to determine your field position at the competition.

We'll have two complete sets of machines setup at Robocup on the morning of July 2nd.  We have allocated at least two days for teams to come and try out there services on the actual hardware and do any necessary tuning.

-Kyle

From: nikos.vlassis at gmail.com [mailto:nikos.vlassis at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Nikos Vlassis
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:51 AM
To: Kyle Johns
Cc: robocup-msrs at cc.gatech.edu
Subject: Re: [robocup-msrs] Answers to questions

Hi Kyle,
There are no constraints on the positioning or motion of the goalie other than that he must stay inside the field boundaries.  The goalie can go inside of the goal while the offensive player cannot.

What if he lies flat on the ground covering the whole goal? :-)

Since we won't be shipping an updated referee service, this is a little bit difficult.  There is a way for you to query for your robot's position, though, and I'll provide instructions in a follow-up mail.

Does this mean that it will be possible to read the true robots/ball positions at the competition? Some teams may have already implemented localization software...

Another option is to replicate the setup we will have in Atlanta by using three machines instead of one.  Use the machine with the fastest CPU and the best graphics card for the referee machine and two other machines for each of the teams.  I'll send a manifest for this configuration soon.

Will there be machines available (say from 29 June) for the teams to develop and test code? Working out the final details of the code in Atlanta would be the easiest way to ensure that there are no deviations in hardware/software. Besides, some people may not be able to bring along a laptop with the required specifications, so having access to such a machine (say 24/7) will be very helpful. Please let us know.

thanks
Nikos


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