Robomaster 2021 University League Participant Manual

Statement Participants are forbidden from engaging or participating in any actions determined by the RoboMaster Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the RMOC”) as involving public disputes or sensitive issues or causing offence to the public or certain social groups, or damaging the image of RoboMaster; otherwise, RMOC shall have the right to disqualify offending persons permanently from the competition.

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March 4, 2021 V1.0 First release

Table of Contents Statement ...... 2 Using this Manual ...... 2 Legend ...... 2 Release Notes ...... 2 1. Introduction ...... 5 2. Participation ...... 6 2.1 Participating Teams ...... 6 2.2 Participants...... 6 2.3 Other Requirements...... 10 2.4 Platform for Communication and Q&A ...... 11 3. Season Schedule ...... 12 4. Awards ...... 14 4.1 3V3 Confrontation ...... 14 4.2 Standard Confrontation ...... 14 4.3 Robot Awards for 3V3 Confrontation ...... 14 Appendix 1 Technical Assessment ...... 16 Appendix 2 Safety Instructions ...... 18

Tables Directory Table 2-1 Participant roles and responsibilities...... 7 Table 2-2 Regular Member’ roles and responsibilities ...... 8 Table 2-3 The Number of Participants for Each Event ...... 9 Table 2-4 Platform for Communication and Q&A ...... 11 Table 3-1 Online schedule ...... 12 Table 3-2 Offline schedule ...... 13 Table 4-1 Awards for 3V3 Confrontation ...... 14 Table 4-2 Awards for Standard Confrontation ...... 14 Table 4-3 Robot Awards for 3V3 Confrontation ...... 15 Table 4-4 Selected Robotic Data ...... 15

1. Introduction The RoboMaster Competition is initiated by DJI, serving as an academic exchange platform specially designed for technology enthusiasts from all over the world. Since its establishment in 2013, the RoboMaster has been committed to their mission – “honor the youths, empower ideas, serve young engineers across borders, and make their dreams come true”. The RoboMaster is also dedicated to tapping the potential of young talents with engineering background while widely passing on the beauty of science & technology as well as innovation to the public.

RoboMaster University League (RMUL), organized by local academic institutions and universities, engaging in nearby universities, is dedicated to promote regional university robotic technology exchange, cultivate a strong academic atmosphere, and assist the development of regional technology innovation.

RoboMaster 2021 University League (hereinafter referred to as “RMUL 2021”) sets up 9 competition areas, including Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Shanxi, Shandong, Northwestern China, Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan and Guangdong.

Subjected to the COVID-19 epidemic, International Regional Competition of RoboMaster 2021 University Championship was cancelled.

To guarantee the experience of the affected participating teams, RMOC is going to introduce RoboMaster 2021 University League (North America) in the Americas where the overseas teams are relatively concentrated. For detailed competition information, please refer to “RoboMaster 2021 University Leaguge (North America) Competition Information Summary”.

2. Participation RMUL 2021 (North America) embraces overseas teams only.

2.1 Participating Teams Teams must adhere to the following rules:

1. If any two or more teams do not meet any one requirement under the “Five Differences” Rule, they shall be treated as the same team.

The “Five Differences” Rule: Different team names, different team members, different supervisors, different affiliated institutions (college or other educational institutions), and different robots.

2. One team can sign up for more than one RoboMaster competitions (RoboMaster University Championship, RoboMaster University League, RoboMaster University Technical Challenge and RoboMaster University AI Challenge).

Registrations have to meet the respective registration requirements of the different competitions.

3. The RMOC will deem a team participating in different competitions in the same season as the one and same group, in handling the various competition processes (including free material supply, material purchases, and participation support). A team cannot be broken up after completing registration for the season.

Overseas Team

Teams from overseas universities that have passed the registration review within the specified time Definition and meet the relevant entry requirements.

Qualified to participate in the competition of the current season and award granting.

Participation Due to their different education systems, senior high school students are allowed to

Rights participate in overseas teams, but their number must not exceed 20% of the total team participant numbers.

Participating Competition processes is going to be carried out in accordance with the standards for overseas teams. Procedures

2.2 Participants Please refer to the table below for the roles and responsibilities of the RMUL participants.

Table 2-1 Participant roles and responsibilities

No. of Roles Role Instructions Status Responsibilities Persons

 Responsible forthe  The main person in personal and property charge of the team, Faculty members of security of the team responsible for the the team’s college or  Coordinating on-campus formation and university who are resources, guide the team management of the qualified to teach or in developing project team conduct scientific plans, controlling Supervisor  Responsible for guiding 1-5 research and will preparation progress, help the team in robot- have graduated by the team successfully building. August 2021 conclude the match (Evidence may be  Cannot simultaneously  required to be shown During the matches, the assume the roles of on site) Supervisor must actively advisor and Regular cooperate withthe work of Member the RMOC

Full-time junior college students, undergraduates,

postgraduates, and  Provide guidance and doctoral degree support to the team on r candidates in colleges strategy, technology, Cannot simultaneously and universities, as management, etc. Advisor assume the roles of 0-5 well as engineers,  An advisor can undertake Supervisor and Regular researchers and robot-building tasks and Member faculty members handle other competition- working in related matters. enterprises, research institutions, or as

freelancers

No. of Roles Role Instructions Status Responsibilities Persons

The number  The regular members of the include Captain, PR members Manager, Project must meet Manager, Business the Manager, and General requirements Full-time junior Regular Members. Please see in “Table See the table below for details college students, Members the table below for the 2-4 The undergraduates, details. Number of postgraduates, and  They are not allowed to Team doctoral degree assume both the roles Members in candidates in colleges of Advisor and Each and universities, with Supervisor. Challenge” proof of student

The reserve members of the identity up to August team will be temporarily 2021. Assisting the Regular Members engaged in personal study in the competition but not being Reserve and growth, and may 0-5 qualified for the award. They Member become Regular Member will only receive certificates of after being observed and participation. promoted by the team.

Table 2-2 Regular Member’ roles and responsibilities Roles Role Instructions Quantity Responsibilities

 Core team member, the  Responsible for the division of labor, overall planning team’s technical and and tactical arrangement and adjustment tactical leader  Attend Captains Meetings, represent the team in  The main liaison with confirming match results, and participate in appeal Captain the RMOC 1 processes and attend to any appeal during the  The Captain cannot competition assume both the roles of  Responsible for the legacy and development of the Project Manager and team after the competition PR Manager

Roles Role Instructions Quantity Responsibilities

In charge of sorting out project tasks, coordinating fund,

 Core team member materials, personnel and other resources, helping establish Project  Overall manager of the 0-1 sound team management regulations and institutions, Manager project planning and managing the overall project subjects (including goals, progress, costs, etc.)

Responsible for integrating the team's PR resources, establishing a sound publicity system, planning and PR Person in charge of 0-1 implementing promotional activities through multiple Manager promoting the team channels, and improving the influence of the team and

RoboMaster events

 Manages business Responsible for integrating the team’s internal and external canvassing Business resources, writing and improving investment plans, finding  Can be undertaken by 0-1 Manager partners through various channels, providing technical people assumed other support, arranging for fund sponsorship, etc. roles.

General Assumes none of the above - - Member roles

Reserve Member, PR Manager, and Business Manager apply to 3V3 Confrontation only.

Table 2-3 The Number of Participants for Each Event

Event Number of Regular Member Number of Pit Crew Member

3V3 Confronation 4-12 5 (including Projectile Supplier) + 1

Standard Confrontation 2-5 2+1

Pit Crew Members: Regular Member and Supervisor who have registered for this Season and have

been entered into the registration system, can walk into the Preparation Area and Competition Area.

The number of Pit Crew Members equals to the sum of the number of team members and one

Supervisor.

2.3 Other Requirements

R1 Any team participating in different competitions must use the same team name. A team’s name must be in the format of “XXX Team”, where “XXX” shall be the team’s self-chosen name. The total length of the team name should not exceed 16 English letters or 8 Chinese characters. The team name must not include the school name or its abbreviation in Chinese/English, or such Chinese characters as “队”, “团队 ”, a n d “战队 ” wh ic h mean "team" in English, or other special symbols such as "*/-+”. The team name must reflect the positive and pioneering spirit of the team and comply with relevant laws and regulations in China. If the RMOC determines that a team’s name does not align with the spirit of the competition, it has the right to require the team to change its name.

R2 A participating team must be attached to a university or college, and must meet the requirements for the roles, number and identity of participants stated in “2.2 - Participants”.

R3 In principle, each college or university is only allowed to have one qualified team for one competition (challenge). Institutions having multiple campuses in different cities, making it difficult for certain students to compete as a team, are allowed to form more than one campus-based teams provided it has been verified by the RMOC. If a school has more than one team applying, refer to the Annoucement on the List of Representative Teams for RoboMaster University Series. The applicant must ensure that its registration information is complete and accurate, and that it will undertake the corresponding responsibilities. The applicant must bear all consequences caused by any missing or inaccurate information. For special circumstances, the applicant may contact the RMOC, which will handle the case based on actual circumstances. The RMOC reserves the right of final interpretation.

In the RMUL, 3V3 Confrontation and Standard Confrontation are deemed as a whole, and one school has only one team qualified for the competition. It is not allowed for different teams from the same school to participate in 3V3 Confrontation and Standard Confrontation, respectively.

Team name serves as the primary identity for different teams from the same school.

R4 Joint team is not allowed in principle.

The team having registered RoboMaster University Championship as a joint team in the current season

is allowed to enroll in the RMUL 2021 as the same joint team.

R5 In this season, one participant can only join one team for the competition.

 The RMOC will reject the registration of any team that does not meet any of R1-R4. The registration can be resubmitted after the team has amended it to meet the requirements.

 If any member of a team does not meet the identity requirements stated in R2, a Verbal Warning will be given to the team. If the Verbal Warning is ineffective, according to the seriousness of the situation, the highest penalty that can be given to the offending party is disqualification.

 If R5 is not met, the highest penalty that can be given to the offender and offending team is disqualification.

2.4 Platform for Communication and Q&A The RMOC provides many Q&A channels as shown below. For further contact information and Q&A rules of the RMOC, please refer to RoboMaster Organizing Committee Official Contact Details and FAQ Rules.

Table 2-4 Platform for Communication and Q&A Channel Office Hours Remarks

Forum: bbs.robomaster.com -

Email: [email protected] -

Tel: 0755-36383255 Office hours: 10:30-12:30, - 14:00-19:30 on weekdays WeChat: rmsaiwu When sending a friend request, please indicate "competition + college name + QQ: 2355418059 designation + name"

3. Season Schedule The following season schedule is for reference only. The specific time is subject to the latest announcement by the RMOC.

The RMUL 2021 consists of two schedules: the Online Schedule and the Offline Schedule. The RMOC recommends that each team formulate a preparation plan before the competition to estimate the human resources and funds needed in robot building. This may help the team to avoid wasting resources and funds as otherwise they may end up with excessive robot iterations due to a lack of experience.

A team has to complete the Registration and pass the Technical Assessment within the deadline in order to qualify for the competition. For details on the Technical Assessment specifications, please refer to “Appendix 1 - Technical Assessment”. For the discounts enjoyed by the teams participating in the RMUL 2021 (North America), please refer to Section IV-3 of the Notice on Arrangements for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Teams of RoboMaster 2021 University Championship and RoboMaster 2021 University League (North America).

Once the team complete the required sections of the Technical Assessment, they will be issued with the corresponding passes.

Table 3-1 Online schedule

Schedule Segment Category Entry Qualification

Log in the RoboMaster From 12:00 p.m. on March 5, 2021 Registration on Official Overseas website and complete the to 12:00 p.m. on March 16, 2021 Website Team registration as required.

Granted with the permission From 12:00 p.m. on April 23, 2021 Technical Assessment - Overseas to participate in the Final to 12:00 p.m. on April 24, 2021 Exam Teams Robot Assessment

Granted with the competition qualification From 12:00 p.m. on April 28, 2021 Technical Assessment - Final Overseas and permission to borrow to 12:00 p.m. on April 30, 2021 Robot Assessment Team the whole set of the Referee System

From 12:00 p.m. on May 10, 2021 Overseas Confirm whether the teams Competition Feedback to 12:00 p.m. on May 11, 2021 Team qualify for the Competition

Table 3-2 Offline schedule

Schedule Item Category Eligibility

Qualified for the Competition once they have Overseas June 2021 RMUL 2021 (North America) passed all sections of the Technical Assessment Team prior to the competition.

It is tentatively determined that RMUL 2021 (North America) will be held in Texas of the United States.

The final venue is subject to the latest notice of the RMOC.

4. Awards

 Awards are subject to further adjustments, and the latest Participant Manual for each competition area shall prevail.  The names of the awards are subject to further adjustments and the actual certificates issued shall prevail.

 The number of prizes of each challenge is subjected to the actual number of qualified teams. The number of First Prize is no more than 10% of the total participating teams in principle. For the actual number, please pay attention to the latest version of Participant Manual released by the RMOC.

4.1 3V3 Confrontation Table 4-1 Awards for 3V3 Confrontation Prize Ranking Quantity Awards

Champion: First place 1 First Prize Achievement Certificate

First Runner-Up: Second place 1 First Prize Achievement Certificate First Prize Second Runner-Up: Third place 1 First Prize Achievement Certificate

- Multiple First Prize Achievement Certificate

Second Prize - Multiple Second Prize Achievement Certificate

Third Prize - Multiple Third Prize Achievement Certificate

4.2 Standard Confrontation Table 4-2 Awards for Standard Confrontation

Prize Ranking Quantity Awards

Champion: First place 1 First Prize Achievement Certificate

First Runner-Up: Second place 1 First Prize Achievement Certificate First Prize Second Runner-Up: Third place 1 First Prize Achievement Certificate

- Multiple First Prize Achievement Certificate

Second Prize - Multiple Second Prize Achievement Certificate

Third Prize - Multiple Third Prize Achievement Certificate

4.3 Robot Awards for 3V3 Confrontation According to the actual performance of each robot in the 3V3 Confrontation, specific data will be selected for

ranking for the selection according to the ratio in the following table.

The number of awards will be calculated according to the ratios listed below, based on the award criteria and the number of the teams. If the result is a decimal number, it will be rounded up to an integer.

Table 4-3 Robot Awards for 3V3 Confrontation

Robot Type Prize Quantity Awards

First Prize 3% Achievement certificates

Standard Robot Second Prize 7% Achievement certificates

Third Prize 15% Achievement certificates

First Prize 3% Achievement certificates

Hero Robot Second Prize 7% Achievement certificates

Third Prize 15% Achievement certificates

First Prize 3% Achievement certificates

Sentry Robot Second Prize 7% Achievement certificates

Third Prize 15% Achievement certificates

Table 4-4 Selected Robotic Data Robot Type Selected Data Type

Standard Robot Average level of damage in each round

Hero Robot Average level of damage in each round

Average level of damage/damage borne in each round (only taking into consideration the Sentry Robot rounds in which the amount of damage suffered by the Sentry Robot exceeds 50)

In case of multiple Standard Robots in the lineup, the one with the best performance is deemed as the

nominee for the awards.

Appendix 1 Technical Assessment All teams participating in the RMUL 2021 (North America) must submit the materials requested for the Technical Assessment according to the RMOC requirements within the deadline. For the schedules of the Technical Assessment for RMUL 2021 (North America), please refer to “3Season Schedule”.

RMUL 2021 (North America) mainly includes two technical assessments: Exam (Including Rules Exam and Referee System Exam) and Final Robot Assessment.

The latest tasks and requirements relating to each section of the Technical Assessment shall be based on

announcements on the official website.

A.Exam  Participants:

1. The teams registering both 3V3 Confrontation and Standard Confrontation only need to pass the Exam of 3V3 Confrontation. The teams only registered Standard Confrontation must pass the Exam of Standard Confrontation

2. All Regular Members are allowed to attend the Exam, and all Pit Crew Members are advised to do so.

 Exam Content: RoboMaster 2021 University League (North America) Participant Manual, RoboMaster 2021 University League (North America) Rules Manual, RoboMaster 2021 University Series Robot Building Specifications Manual and relevant competition terms and RoboMaster Referee System User Manual, Specifications on Modules of Referee System for 2020 Season, and Referee System-related documents.

 Exam Entrance: Registration System

 Exam Attempts: The Exam must be finished within 60 minutes, and repeated answering is allowed during the validity period.

 Exam Format: 60 single-choice questions (generated randomly). The full mark is 120, with 2 marks for each question. As soon as the Captain account enters the exam, a 60-minute countdown will start. A Regular Member account then refreshes the page and enters the exam. The team participating in this exam shall submit their answers before the 60-minute countdown ends. If the team does not meet the requirement of having at least 2 people pass the exam when the 60-minute countdown ends, it may participate in a new round where the Captain will again need to log in first, followed by the other team member.

 Passing Criteria: At lease 2 Regular Members must achieve a minimum of 90 scores in order to pass this part.

B.Final Robot Assessment

 Participants: Participate as a team, and register by logging into the registration system with the Captain’s account

 Chance for submission: Once

 Passing Criteria: All teams will be ranked according to their final score. A certain proportion of the top-ranked teams will pass this part.

 Contents Submitted: Video

Video requirements:

 College name and date and location of recording must be shown at the beginning of the video

 Every process must include captions or information boards, which must provide clear and accurate explanations for each process shown in the video

 Ensure only relevant content is shown and the video is tightly edited lasting no longer than three minutes.

 The video’s resolution must be higher than 720p.

 Full lineup display

 Submission Method:

 Upload the video to Youku/YouTube and set an access password

 Submit the video URL and password to the registration system.

 Assessment Requirement: Please refer to “RoboMaster University Series Technical Assessment Schedule Appraisal Rules”. The table is for reference only regarding the scores that a robot can receive upon completing the building of certain functions. If a robot is designed with extra functions listed in the table, extra scores will be offered accordingly. Therefore please present as much the progress that you’ve already made as possible.

Appendix 2 Safety Instructions Every team member participating in the RoboMaster must fully understand and accept that safety is the prerequisite for the sustainable development of the RoboMaster. In order to protect the rights and interests of all team members and the event organizers, and according to relevant laws and regulations, all team members who have registered forany event or competition related to RoboMasterwill be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed to abide by the following safety terms:

1. All teams members who have registered to participate in the RMUL 2021 must confirm that they have full capacity for civil conduct and they are able to build and operate robots independently. They must also make sure that they have read in detail the Registration Guide, Competition Regulations among other important documents stating the rules and regulations of the competition, before starting to use any products by SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. to build robots.

2. During the competition, all participants should make sure that their actions including the creation, testing, and use of robots will not cause any injury or damage to his or her teammates, members of the opposing teams, staff, audience, equipment, or the competition venue.

3. All teams must ensure that the structural design of their robots will not hinder safety inspection during Pre- match Inspection, and agree to fully cooperate with the Pre-match Inspection carried out by RoboMaster’s organizers.

4. All teams guarantee that they will not use any internal combustion engines, explosives, or high-pressure gas as working gas, or any dangerous materials.

5. During any stage of the R&D, preparation or competition period, all team members must be fully aware of any potential safety issues, and the team's Supervisor is responsible for instructing and supervising the team on safety issues.

6. All teams must guarantee the safety of all robots. This includes ensuring the projectile launchers installed on robots are safe, and that they will not cause any harm either directly or indirectly to any Operator, referee, staff member or audience member.

7. All teams will take sufficient and necessary safety measures during the R&D, training and competition periods regarding any hazardous situations that may occur. These include but are not limited to: preventing the control system from becoming unstable; anticipating every operation step prior to execution to avoid errors or collisions between team members or between robots and team members; prohibiting team members from engaging in solo training and making sure personnel are available as emergency responders to any situation; wearing goggles and helmets; applying the spotlight lock function and adding an emergency stop function other measures in a robot during debugging.

8. Teams will be held responsible for all accidents and losses resulting from the technical faults of robots, loss of control of UAVs or any other unexpected circumstances.

9. The materials bought from or provided by the organizer SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd., such as batteries and the Referee System, must be used in accordance with their instructions. SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. will not be held responsible for any injuries that arise from improper use of these materials. Teams will be held responsible for any injuries caused to their own members or any third party and for any property loss arising from creating and operating any robots.

10. All team members must remain in strict compliance with the laws and regulations of the country or region. All team members pledge that their robots will only be used for the RoboMaster competitions and that their robots will not be illegally modified or used for any illicit purpose.