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FIRST Overdrive
Year2008
Season Information
Number of teams1501[1]
Number of regionals41[1]
Championship locationGeorgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
FIRST Championship Awards
Chairman's Award winnerTeam 842 - "Falcon Robotics"[3]
Woodie Flowers Award winnerMark Breadner - Team 188
Founder's Award winnerBAE Systems
ChampionsTeam 1114 - "Simbotics"
Team 217 - "Thunderchickens"
Team 148 - "Robowranglers" [2]


A FIRST Overdrive robot carries a trackball over the overpass
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FIRST Overdrive was the 2008 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 5, 2008. In it, teams competed to complete counterclockwise laps around a central barrier while manipulating large 40 in (1 m) diameter "Trackballs" over and under overpasses to score additional points.

Game Overview

FIRST Overdrive is played on a 54 ft (16 m) by 27 ft (8 m) carpeted field, divided lengthwise by a fence median to create a track, and separate the field into Red and Blue zones. The fence is crossed by an overpass marking the red and blue finish lines, and hold the game pieces: 40 in (1,016 mm) diameter inflated balls called "Trackballs". Two three-team alliances race around the track in a counter clockwise direction while manipulating the trackballs to score points.

The game is made up of two scoring periods. The first 15 seconds of play is the Hybrid period in which robots are autonomous, and may also respond to certain digital signals sent by team members designated as "Robocoaches", who are stationed at the corners of the track.

The next two minutes of play is the Teleoperated period. At this time, robots are fully radio controlled by the team operators standing at either end of the field.[4]

Scoring

During the Hybrid period, robots traveling in a counter clockwise direction score:

During the Teleoperated period, robots traveling in a counter clockwise direction score:

Alliances score an additional 12 points for each of their Trackballs that are positioned anywhere on the overpass at the end of the match.[4]

Hybrid period

Hybrid period is a new addition to an FRC game. Rather than the pre-game autonomous modes of previous years where robots were prohibited from receiving input from humans, robots may receive signals via an infrared (IR) remote control or visible light from a designated Robocoach during the Hybrid period. The number of different IR signals the IR board included in the kit of parts is physically able to receive is 4. The number of distinct commands that are allowed to be sent is also 4, thus ruling out multi-signal combinations.

Competition schedule

Events

The following regional events were held in 2008:[1]

The championship was held in the Georgia Dome, Atlanta.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "What Events And Teams Are In My Area?". FIRST. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Robots Rule the Georgia Dome in Celebration of Science and Technology at Annual FIRST Championship" (PDF). FIRST. 2008-04-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  3. ^ "FIRST History". FIRST. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b "THE GAME: Description and Scoring" (PDF). FIRST. 5 January 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  5. ^ "Calendar of Important Deadlines". FIRST. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
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