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Line Following Rules
Important Notice:
All rules and event details are subject to change. Best effort will be made to provide notice, but no guarantees.
Robot Specifications
1. Robots must be autonomous. No data links allowed. In other words, no human-operated remote controls.
2. The maximum robot width is 8.5". The maximum robot length is 11".
3. The robot will start with a running start through a timer gate on a strait away of the race course.
4. There are no constraints on robot height.
5. There are no constraints on robot weight.
Track Specifications
1. The track surface is assembled from 12 inch (309 mm) wide strips of 3/16 in (9 mm) thick hardboard. Each strip may
be plus or minus 1/8 inch (3 mm) in size.
2. track surface may have discontinuities, not to exceed 1/8 inch (3 mm).
3. The track surface is white .
4. The course line is 3/4 inch (19 mm) wide, plus or minus 1/8 inch (3 mm).
5. The course line is 3/4 inch (19 mm) wide black plastic tape.
6. The course line may have discontinuities, not to exceed 1/8 inch (3mm).
7. The course line may be curved, with a centerline radius of 6 inches (152 mm).
8. The robot must deal with the lighting conditions as they appear. That is, room lighting and window drapes will be set
as desired by the judges and won't be modified for individual contestants. Also, flash photography and IR focusing cameras
will be allowed, unless the judges deem such activities as interfering with the ability to hold the event in general.
Race Operations
1. Each robot gets one or more opportunities to "test drive" on the track for testing and calibration.
2. Test opportunities are first-come, first-served.
3. One robot races on the track at a time.
4. Multiple restarts will be allowed, at the discretion of the judges.
Race Scoring
1. The robot must complete three laps of the track for a run to qualify. The total time for all three laps will be recorded
for each run.
2. The robot will begin the race while moving. It is not required to start from a stopped position.
3. The robot with the fastest time to complete all three laps will be the winner.
4. A machine that is clearly not steering in response to the course line, or is no longer tracking the course line, must
be restored to the line, or it will be disqualified at the discretion of the judges.
5. The penalty for restoring a wandering robot is 5 seconds for each time the robot is touched. This time penalty will
be added to the total time.
6. A robot which cannot track the course line will be disqualified, at the sole discretion of the judges.
Race Classification
Class 1
Robots built from kits.
Class 2
Robots built from scratch.
Class 3
High School entrants.
Class 4
All entrants shootout.
Other Information
Contact Tom Lewis
tlewis@mckenzie.tec.tn.us
731-352-5364
Typical Track Layout
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