Aim High is the game for the 2006 FIRST
Robotics Competition season. Aim High is played by two alliances, red
and blue, each consisting of three robots. During a 10 second
autonomous mode, robots will be programmed to score into any of the
three goals: one raised center goal marked by a green vision target and
two corner goals at floor level. At the end of the autonomous period,
the alliance with the most points will gain a 10 point bonus and will
be placed on defense for round two. Rounds two, three, and four, which
are each 40 seconds long, are human-controlled rounds. Between rounds
two and three, the alliances will switch from offense to defense, or
from defense to offense accordingly. At the start of round 4, any
alliance can score into their corresponding goals. At the end of the
match, an alliance can receive bonus points by placing its three robots
on a platform below the center goal. The alliance with the most points
wins. Scoring will be as follows: 3 points for any ball scored in the
center goal, 1 point for any ball scored in the corner goals; 10 bonus
points for scoring the highest in the autonomous round; and 25 points
for placing all 3 robots on the platform at the end (10 points for 2
robots and 5 points for 1 robot).
The Aim High field has 6 goals and 2 platforms. Unlike previous years,
an alliance's goals are on the far side of the field. The field is
flat, measuring 54 feet long by 26 feet wide.The alliance station wall
is 26 ft (8 m) long and stretches the width of the field. In the middle
18 ft (5 m) of the alliance station wall exists diamond plate aluminum
from the floor to 3 ft (1 m) high, with clear acrylic filling the rest
of the 3.5 ft (1.1 m). The outer edges of the wall consist of
transparent polycarbonate. Above each alliance station, there is a
circular goal (the center goal), with a green light above it. The green
light is used so that the CMUcam can lock onto it. On the bottom left
and right of each alliance station, there are two rectangular holes
(the corner goals) through which balls can be scored. In front of each
alliance station there is a raised platform.
Below is a short animated video of the 2006 FIRST challenge, Aim High.
Click here for more information about the 2006 FIRST challenge.
