Session 5: Scoring
There are several ways to score points in Push Back:
- place blocks in goals
- control goals
- park robots in parking zone
You may also earn an Autonomous Win Point, but this only helps your qualifying match rankings and will not affect your match score.
| Autonomous Bonus | 10 points |
| Each block scored | 3 points |
| Each controlled zone in a long goal | 10 points |
| Controlled center goal - Upper | 8 points |
| Controlled center goal - Lower | 6 points |
| 1 parked alliance robot | 8 points |
| 2 parked alliance robots | 30 points |
All scoring is evaluated after the match ends and all blocks, field elements, and robots on the field come to a rest, or 5 seconds goes by (whichever comes first). If something changes a score during that five seconds, the lower score will be given.
Autonomous Bonus
At the end of the 15-second autonomous period, once all objects come to rest, the score for each alliance is calculated. Only scored blocks and controlled goals are counted. Parking points are not considered for the autonomous bonus.
The team with the most points will be awarded 10 points.
In the case of a tie (including a zero-zero tie), each alliance will be awarded 5 points.
Autonomous Win Point
Winning a qualifying round match gives each team in the winning alliance 2 “win points” to improve their overall ranking. (A tie gives each alliance 1 “win point”.) An additional win point can be earned by any alliance that completes four assigned tasks by the end of the autonomous period of a qualifying round match. To earn the autonomous win point (AWP) in Push Back, an alliance must do the following tasks without breaking any rules:
- score at least 7 blocks of your color
- place blocks of your color on at least 3 different goals
- remove at least 3 blocks of your color from the loaders
- neither robot is touching the park zone barrier
Blocks Scored in Goals
Each block scored is worth 3 points. A block is considered scored if it meets the following criteria:
- the block is in contact with the inside surface(s) of the plastic trough of a goal
- the block is not in contact with a robot or the same color as that block
- the block is not in contact with the floor
There are 4 goals:
- 2 long goals which can hold up to 16 blocks
- 2 center goals (upper and lower) which can hold up to 8 blocks
This block is touching the floor, so it would not be considered scored.
This block is touching the inside surface of the goal and not touching a robot of the same color. It is considered scored.
Control Zones
A control zone is considered controlled by an alliance if a majority of the blocks scored in that zone are the same color as the alliance.
- For long goals, blocks are considered in the control zone if they are entirely contained within the control zone (between the white tape lines).
- For center goals, the control zone includes the entire goal.
The left block (shaded red) is not fully within the tape lines of the control zone, so it is not considered when determining which alliance is in control of the goal. The other three blocks (shaded green) are fully within the tape lines and would be considered.
The right block (shaded green) is fully within the tape lines of the control zone and would be considered when determining which alliance is in control of the goal.
In most cases, if you can’t see a little bit of the next block on the “inside” of the tape line, the block is not considered within the control zone.
Parking
A robot is considered parked at the end of a round if the robot is:
- not contacting the floor outside its alliance color park zone
- not contacting any field elements other than the inside surface of the field perimeter, the floor inside the alliance color park zone, and/or the park zone border and connectors
- at least partially within the vertical projection of the alliance color park zone
This blue alliance robot is at least partially within the vertical projection of the alliance color park zone, and it would be considered as parked.
Both of these robots would be considered parked as they satisfy all the criteria listed above.
Assignment:
Go to the V5RC Drive Team Training Course and complete the Unit 2 Quiz.
If you miss any of the questions, now is the time to figure out why. Look back through the rules and the information listed in this session for clarification.