Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 20:50:16 +0900 (JST) From: takahashi_tomoichi To: r-resc@ISI.EDU Subject: [rescue:4558] Rescue Simulation League Rules for 2002 Hi, This week, we have a shocking news from U.S.A. In future, I hope our rescue simulator can handle human movements in buildings. BTW, it is time to discuss rules of RoboCup 2002 Rescue simulation league. The rules used in RoboCup 2001 are on http://kiyosu.isc.chubu.ac.jp/robocup/Rescue/note2001.html , http://kiyosu.isc.chubu.ac.jp/robocup/Rescue/2001memo/8-3meeting.txt , http://kiyosu.isc.chubu.ac.jp/robocup/Rescue/2001memo/8-5meeting.txt , http://kiyosu.isc.chubu.ac.jp/robocup/Rescue/2001memo/8-8announce.txt . They will be reviewed from this year's experience. Of course, some of them are dependent on the number of participants. :) The followings are the items that I think to consider. (1) Maps: We used Kobe City map this year. Each team operated rescue activities with different initial conditions that every team prepared before games. It is desirable that the maps will be different ones every year. (2) Repeatability of the simulation. cf. Ranjit' mail to RoboCup Rescue English ML Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 00:17:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Ensuring the repeatability of the simulation (2-a) random seeds: (2-b) packet losses: (2-c) packet arriving order: (3) Evaluation rule: 2001's principle is "Human life is the most valuable". (3-a) This evaluation does not reflect fire brigades actions as we see them on Viewer. This leads other issues, what the missions of rescue simulations are. * How do rescue agents learn operation by repeating simulations ? * How well rescue agents do operations at any maps ? -> Are codes with ad hoc information of the map permitted? (4) Fair Play rules: Fair Play rules should be coded in the system as much as possible. (5) Failures of simulations (Valid games): It is very difficult to test all programs (simulators, agents, .etc) for all maps. Some of them may fail. Please list items that you consider to discuss, start discussion and make a draft of rules of 2002. Best regards --------------------------------------------------- Tomoichi TAKAHASHI, Dr. Eng. CHUBU UNIVERSITY 1200 Matsumoto, Kasugai, AICHI, 487-8501 Japan Tel: +81 568 51 1111 ext. 4928 Fax: +81 568 52 1505