Ultimate Ascent

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Ultimate Ascent
Ultimate Ascent Logo.png
Year2013
Season Information
Number of teams2,524
Number of regionals60 (including MI and MAR championships) [1]
Number of district events17 [1]
Championship location Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, Missouri [2]
FIRST Championship Awards
Chairman's Award winnerTeam 1538 - "The Holy Cows"
Woodie Flowers Award winnerFaridodin Lajvardi - Team 842
Founder's Award winnerRockwell Automation
Gracious Professionalism WinnerTeam 3138 - "Innovators Robotics"
ChampionsTeam 1241 - "THEORY6"
Team 1477 - "Texas Torque"
Team 610 - "The Coyotes"
Links
Website https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc

Ultimate Ascent was the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It is styled similarly to disc golf.

Contents

Kickoff

The Kickoff event was held on January 5, 2013. Speakers included Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers and John Grunsfeld. It was broadcast on NASA TV beginning at 10:30 EST.

Rules

Alliances

Ultimate Ascent is played with two alliances: one red and one blue. Each alliance has three teams. During the qualification rounds at competition the matches are generated such that teams do not play two matches too quickly or compete with or against another team too often. Elimination alliances are then selected in a two-round serpentine draft by the top eight seeded teams before the elimination rounds. Each team's robot can be identified by its bumpers which must have the team's number visible from any side of the robot. The bumpers are also colored to match the alliance that the robot is on. The winning alliance is determined by the team with the most points at the conclusion of the match.

Field

Ultimate Ascent field Ultimate Ascent field.jpg
Ultimate Ascent field

Ultimate Ascent is played on a 27' x 54' field. There are two pyramids placed in the center of each half of the field. There are five scoring locations on the opposite end of the field from the alliance station where that team's drivers are. Four of the goals are located on the opposing alliance's wall. The fifth is part of the pyramid at that end of the field.

Matches

Video of a finals match at the St. Joseph district. The actual match begins around 4:54.

Ultimate Ascent matches are two minutes and fifteen seconds long. The first fifteen seconds are called the autonomous period. During this period the robots follow a set of pre-programmed instructions. Following this period the teams take control for the teleoperated period. Drivers control their robots, attempting to score discs into the goals at the opposite end of the playing field. The robots also can climb their alliance's pyramid at the end of the match to score additional points. In the final thirty seconds the human players can throw their six colored discs into play over the alliance wall.

Scoring

Middle and high goals for the blue alliance Ultimate Ascent goals.jpg
Middle and high goals for the blue alliance

Teams start with up to 2 or 3 discs on the robot at the beginning of the match. Robots which begin touching the carpet behind their colored Auto Line may have three discs; others may have only two. They can score these in autonomous or wait for the teleoperated period. Only the 6 discs of an alliance's color count when scored on top of its pyramid. White or opposing colored discs will not count if scored in the pyramid. Since the human players may not put any colored discs in play until teleoperated, scoring in the pyramid is not possible in autonomous. Teams can score points as follows by scoring discs into goals: [3]

Goal Autonomous Teleop
Low Goal21
Middle Goal42
High Goal63
Pyramid GoalN/A5
View from the driver station, showing the pyramids Ultimate Ascent on-field.jpg
View from the driver station, showing the pyramids

The match ends with robots attempting to climb pyramid game elements located on the field. Robots earn points by climbing the pyramid based on how high they climb. Levels are divided by the horizontal bars on the pyramid, with from the ground to the first bar being level 1. The following is the breakdown of the scoring: [3]

LevelPoints
110
220
330

Robots

Robots must not exceed a perimeter of 112 inches, never exceed 84 inches in height, and not exceed 60 inches in height when outside their auto zone (the area in front of and including their colored auto line). During game play the robot can not exceed a 54 in diameter cylinder. Not including the battery and protective bumpers, the robot cannot exceed a weight of 120 pounds. [3]

Events

Regionals

Week 1

EventDates
BAE Systems Granite State RegionalFeb 28 – March 2, 2013
Finger Lakes RegionalFeb 28 – March 2, 2013
Palmetto RegionalFeb 28 – March 2, 2013
Hub City RegionalFeb 28 – March 2, 2013
Central Valley RegionalMar 1 – 3, 2013
Kettering University FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 1 – 2, 2013
Traverse City FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 1 – 2, 2013
Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 2 – 3, 2013

Week 2

EventDates
San Diego RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Orlando RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
WPI RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Lake Superior RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Northern Lights RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
New York City RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Greater Toronto East RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Autodesk Oregon RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Lone Star RegionalMar 7 – 9, 2013
Gull Lake FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 8 – 9, 2013
Waterford FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 8 – 9, 2013
Israel RegionalMar 10 – 12, 2013

Week 3

EventDates
Peachtree RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
Boilermaker RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
Greater Kansas City RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
St. Louis RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
North Carolina RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
Pittsburgh RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
Virginia RegionalMar 14 – 16, 2013
Detroit FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 2013
St Joseph FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 2013
TCNJ FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 2013
Springside - Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 2013

Week 4

EventDates
Phoenix RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Los Angeles RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Sacramento RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Bayou RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Boston RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Queen City RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Waterloo RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Dallas RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Utah Regional sponsored by NASAMar 21 – 23, 2013
Central Washington RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Wisconsin RegionalMar 21 – 23, 2013
Grand Blanc FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 22 – 23, 2013
West Michigan FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 22 – 23, 2013
Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 23 – 24, 2013
Lenape Seneca FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 23 – 24, 2013

Week 5

EventDates
Inland Empire RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTCMar 28 – 30, 2013
Washington DC RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Minnesota 10000 Lakes RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Minnesota North Star RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Buckeye RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Oklahoma RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Greater Toronto West RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Smoky Mountains RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace HostingMar 28 – 30, 2013
Seattle RegionalMar 28 – 30, 2013
Livonia FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 29 – 30, 2013
Troy FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 29 – 30, 2013

Week 6

EventDates
Western Canadian FRC RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Razorback RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Silicon Valley RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Colorado RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE SystemsApr 4 – 6, 2013
Midwest RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Crossroads RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Pine Tree RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Las Vegas RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
SBPLI Long Island RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Spokane RegionalApr 4 – 6, 2013
Bedford FIRST Robotics District CompetitionApr 5 – 6, 2013
Bridgewater-Raritan FIRST Robotics District CompetitionApr 6 – 7, 2013

Week 7

EventDates
Chesapeake RegionalApr 11 – 13, 2013
Michigan FRC State ChampionshipApr 11 – 13, 2013
Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region ChampionshipApr 11 – 13, 2013

Districts

EventDatesWeek
Kettering University FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 1 – 2, 20131
Traverse City FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 1 – 2, 20131
Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 2 – 3, 20131
Gull Lake FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 8 – 9, 20132
Waterford FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 8 – 9, 20132
Detroit FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 20133
St Joseph FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 20133
TCNJ FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 20133
Springside - Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 15 – 16, 20133
Grand Blanc FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 22 – 23, 20134
West Michigan FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 22 – 23, 20134
Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 23 – 24, 20134
Lenape Seneca FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 23 – 24, 20134
Livonia FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 29 – 30, 20135
Troy FIRST Robotics District CompetitionMar 29 – 30, 20135
Bedford FIRST Robotics District CompetitionApr 5 – 6, 20136
Bridgewater-Raritan FIRST Robotics District CompetitionApr 6 – 7, 20136

State/Regional Championships

EventDatesWeek
Michigan FRC State ChampionshipApr 11 – 13, 20137
Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region ChampionshipApr 11 – 13, 20137

World Championship

EventLocationDates
FIRST Robotics World ChampionshipSt. Louis, MissouriApr 24 – 27, 2013

Final Round at Einstein Field

Source: [4]

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