AbileneRobot

Surface

• 4' x 8' (48" x 96")

• Constructed of tempered hardboard approximately 1/8" thick

• Track will be secured directly to the floor

• Painted with the colors described below

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Colors

• Background is painted white - high gloss enamel

• Track line is painted black - flat/matte enamel

• Starting line and distance dots are painted sky blue - satin enamel

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Track Line

• 3/4" wide

• All future references will be to the center of the line or arc and will not include the width of the line itself in measurements

• Creates a track that makes a continuous loop

• Never crosses over itself

• Never closer than 9" to itself along any other segment of the track

• Never closer than 6" to the edge of the surface (see Diagram 1 below)

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Starting Line​​​

• Extremely thin and for reference only (see "Starting / Finishing" in the BASIC Race)

• Perpendicular to the track line

• Starts 2" from the center of the track line

• Extends to 6" on either side of the track line

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Design

• Each track is designed on a grid which is not physically drawn on the surface consisting of fifty 9" squares in a 5 x 10 pattern

  • The grid itself is 45" x 90 inches which is centered on the 48" x 96" surface (see Diagram 1 below)

• All fifty squares each contain either a straight line or an arc rotated in 90° increments and arranged to create a continuous track

  • All straight lines are centered on the sides of the square (see Diagram 2 below)

  • All arcs are 4 1/2" in radius with each end centered on the sides of the square (see Diagram 2 below)

• An example track is shown on Diagram 3 below

  • This track is an example only and will not be an actual track used at the competition

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Practice Tracks

• For robot testing and sensor calibration only -- official tracks will not be practiced on (see picture below)

• Surface is 4' x 4' (48" x 48") with the same construction as the official tracks (see above)

• Designed on a grid which is not physically drawn on the surface consisting of twenty-five 9" squares in a 5 x 5 pattern centered on the surface

• Only 24 of the 25 squares contain a straight line or an arc

  • Same parameters for the track line as that for the official tracks (see above)

• No starting line

• Use is first-come-first-served

  • Please limit yourself to 2 minutes if someone is waiting for a turn and then go to the back of the line

• Two identical practice tracks will be available

• May be used at any time before or during the official races