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In terms of using bumper edges as the reference, there are similar issues. The bottom edge of a legal bumper can (in theory) be between 2.0 in and 5.5 in from the ground, meaning significant angles are possible. Edit: I re-read your post, and may have misunderstood it the first time. Are you suggesting that we construct the robot-relative co-ordinate system based on something like the the starting bumper orientation and the ground normal? (Hopefully the floor protector doesn't figure into this.) Then, because the bumpers can't articulate, we can use them to observe the orientation of the robot-relative co-ordinates during the climb? That has interesting implications (like when bumpers fall off), but could be feasible. However, I don't think the rules support this interpretation to the exclusion of others. |
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It has been a long day with robots of plastic and aluminum at both ends. We're slow and were doing full-scale modeling to determine our compliance with 54" rule in its prior form. Now I read of the rules change and that several teams are feeling that their initial designs are now illegal. This is where the tired part comes in. I'm having trouble imagining how something legal for the vertical cylinder is now illegal for a tilted one. I'm sure those are right, just in a FRC fog at the moment I guess.
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Our design, our beautiful design, is in serious, serious question right now.
blog. blarg. ugh. This.Inhales.Audibly. |
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edit: just imagine slicing a plane through a vertical 54 inch cylinder at a 60 degree angle. edit2: this is only one example |
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I'm happy to say that my team's level 3 climber design is still legal :D
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Note: Haven't figured out the rule that says bumpers must be "vertical." R24-E comes close, but doesn't quite do it. |
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I'm not trying to look flippant, but in the real world engineering specifications change all the time.
FRC: more like the real world than we could ever want. |
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This is a disappointing ruling from the GDC. Major changes like this shouldn't be necessary to the size restrictions, which are some of the most crucial rules teams have to design around. Coming in week 2 as teams are finishing prototypes and some have begun ordering parts is the real kicker. |
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