Robot Height Definition
 

The robot is required to fit in a 54" by 84" cyllender. Now how is the cyllender defined, is it defined from the starting position of our robot?

In otherwords does the orientation of our robot change the cyllender dimensions?

Re: Robot Height Definition
 

There is another thread on this. Please search the forums before posting.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=110796

Re: Robot Height Definition
 

http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/viewItem/3#4

3.2.5

This is the rule in the manual, and the cylinder shifts as appendages move outside the frame.

A simpler way to interpret it, is that the greatest distance between the two points farthest away from each other can not be greater than 54"

Re: Robot Height Definition
 

That doesn't quite take it into account, unfortunately. You could have an arm that sticks out the center front of the robot, and measures exactly 54" to either back corner. By your definition that will be fine... however, by the definition of a cylinder, this wouldn't work - neither of those 54" lines would pass through the center of the circle, making them chords of a circle with a larger diameter.

Re: Robot Height Definition
 

This subject is the topic of thread http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=110796. There may be more info there.

See Post 19 for final ruling from Q&A