YMTC: Is the Tetra Contained?

[Ryan Dognaux]

This is a situation that presented itself at the Boilermaker Regional.

A tetra is placed inside a side goal. It is touching the floor within the goal, but is being supported by the plexiglass on the side of the field. The rules state that:

"a TETRA is CONTAINED in a GOAL if some part of the TETRA is within the threedimensional space defined by the edges of the GOAL, and it is not touching the carpet outside the frame of the GOAL, and not touching a ROBOT of the same alliance, and not SUPPORTED by any TETRAS that are
not also CONTAINED in the GOAL."

So the question is - does a tetra still count if it is being supported by the side plexiglass of the field?

[Joshua May]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

This is a situation that presented itself at the Boilermaker Regional.

A tetra is placed inside a side goal. It is touching the floor within the goal, but is being supported by the plexiglass on the side of the field. The rules state that:

"a TETRA is CONTAINED in a GOAL if some part of the TETRA is within the threedimensional space defined by the edges of the GOAL, and it is not touching the carpet outside the frame of the GOAL, and not touching a ROBOT of the same alliance, and not SUPPORTED by any TETRAS that are
not also CONTAINED in the GOAL."

So the question is - does a tetra still count if it is being supported by the side plexiglass of the field?

I would want to say no, but by the wording of the rules, it seems to be contained. By the wording there, part of its in the goal and it doesn't meet any of the disqualifying conditions, therefore it seems that the tetra is indeed contained.

[Kevin Sevcik]

Section 4: The Game has a few pictures of tetras contained and not contained. One happens to be a tetra leaning against the driver station which is counted as contained. I would imagine that the plexi on the side of the field is no different.

[Jack Jones]

By any reasonable interpretation of the rule, it's a real no-brainer. The tetra counts!

[Wetzel]

The tetra counts. Support from the field itself counts.


Wetzel

[Stephen Kowski]

we called it @ peachtree as counting....

[AmyPrib]

Yes - it should be counting, according to the rules.
Seems to me there was a Q/A that asked this type of question, but I don't remember now.

[RoboCat05]

Based on the manual, and the pictures included the tetra would be contained.
What would be the difference between the tetra supporting itself on the driver station as opposed to the plexi and the side of the field as in the situation?

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by RoboCat05

What would be the difference between the tetra supporting itself on the driver station as opposed to the plexi and the side of the field as in the situation?

The goal is not set up against the plexi glass like it is the diamond plate. Therefore, part of the tetra is hanging out of the goal and onto the side of the field. More of the tetra is hanging out of the goal than is actually in the goal.

[thewizard16]

My question about whether the tetra was contained or not wasn't due to it leaning on the side of the field, but rather if it was touching the yellow triangle inside the goal or not. If it's not touching that yellow triangle, it doesn't count, right?

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by thewizard16

My question about whether the tetra was contained or not wasn't due to it leaning on the side of the field, but rather if it was touching the yellow triangle inside the goal or not. If it's not touching that yellow triangle, it doesn't count, right?

Wrong. The yellow triangle doesn't mean anything. It is only for robots to find it during autonomous.

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[The Lucas]

I'm going to say yes the tetra is contained and base it on the attached image. If a tetra leaning against the Alliance Station Wall is ok then a tetra leaning against the side Plexiglas should be ok since they are both field elements.

One thing I have noticed about the containment rule is that many robots drive into goal to get back in the home zone. Sometimes it looks like they might be touching a tetra, making it not contained. This can be very important in determining ownership of the home row. It is not easy to see this from the stands, so I would like refs to give a thumbs up, thumbs down signal to whether a questionable tetra is contained, like they did for hanging last year and "on ramp" the previous year. They can even bring back the calibrated piece of paper