Walker Triathalon Rules Important Notice: All rules and event details are subject to change. Best effort will be made to provide notice, but no guarantees. Overview The walker triathalon is broken into three parts: Level Distance Race Hallway Corner Crawl Race Obstacle Challenge Race The width of all competition race tracks will be 36 inches, and therefore limit the size a robot can be , to fit, and compete within the race track area. A Walker is not allowed to damage any part of the race track. Points are awarded for the best Times, or Distance travelled thru each segment of the Triathalon. There is a 3 minute Time Limit for the the Level Distance Race, and the Hallway Corner Crawl Race. As for the Obstacle Challenge, Each obstacle section has a time limit of 30 seconds per obstacle.   Any Walker that has not completed the section within the Time Limit, will be turned off so that the Distance from the Start Line to the closest part of the Walker can be measured and Recorded. The Walker will be given the maximum Time of 3 minutes. Any Walker that steps out of the race track area before crossing the Finish Line, will be considered Out Of Bounds, stopped, and its Distance measured from the Start Line. The Walker will be given the maximum Time of 3 minutes. Contestants are allowed to use beacons for navigation, if their robot requires it.   1 - Level Distance Race Is a race over a flat smooth surface The race track will be a 36 inch by 8 foot piece of plywood. Two walls, 6 inches high, will run along each side of the race track. The Start Line is located 16 inches in from the edge. The Finish Line is the end of the plywood. Race distance is 80 inches. Best times, or farthest travelled, will be awarded points in the following manner. 4 Points for First Place 3 Points for Second Place. 2 Points for Third Place.   2 - Hallway Corner Crawl Race Is a race over smooth terrain(plywood base) that has a 90 degree bend. The 90 degree bend will be a right or left turn, that will be determined at the day of competion. The Start Line is located 12 inches inside the Hallway. The distance from the Start Line to the inside 90 degree bend will be 24 inches. The distance from the Start Line to the outside 90 degree bend will be 60 inches. The sides will be at a height of 16 inches to simulate walls in a hallway. The race track dimensions are: Hallway width is 36 inches. The two Outside Wall Lengths are 6 feet. The two Inside Wall lengths are 3 feet. Wall heights are 16 inches. Best times,or farthest travelled, will be awarded points in the following manner. 5 Points for First Place. 4 Points for Second Place. 3 Points for Third Place.   3 - Obstacle Challenge The Obstacle Challenge will use the Level Distance Race track and will have various hurdles( obstacles ) placed on the track, at a distance of 12 inches from the start-line. Each hurdle has a time limit of 30 seconds. If a Walker has not cleared the hurdle in 30 seconds it will be eliminated from this section with what ever points it has already accumulated. One Point is awarded for each hurdle cleared, times are also recorded to help determine winners if more than one robot clears all the hurdles. The race track will be the Level Distance Race track. The obstacles will be progressively higher hurdles to climb over. Each hurdle is 36 inches in length to span the width of the race track. There are a total of 6 hurdles. The first hurdle is 1/4 inches high, by 1/2 inches wide. The second hurdle is 1/2 inches high, by 1/2 inches wide. The third is 1 inch high by 1/2 inches wide. The next three hurdles will vary within the given minimum and maximum range, and should be stepped, and get progressively wider at the base(width). They must be a minimum of 1 1/2 inches high, to a maximum of 3 1/2 high, with a maximum base width of 9 inches. Most Hurdles with the Best Times, will be awarded points in the following manner. 6 Points for First Place. 5 Points for Second Place. 4 Points for Third Place.   Additional Information Please direct questions and comments regarding this contest to the Vancouver Robotics Club mailing list, to the attention of Scott Martin. Back to: Vancouver Robotics Club