can anybody help me regarding motors?
 

Posted by Mike at 1/15/2001 5:38 PM EST


Student on team #519, Mad Monkeys, from Poopoo and digital DECstation.



does anyone know where in the manuals it says how many motors we are allowed to use? and if it is in the manual where exactly it is, thank you in advance.
Mike

Re: can anybody help me regarding motors?
 

Posted by S. Krussell at 1/15/2001 6:40 PM EST


Coach on team #349, Robahamas, from International Academy and Ford Motor Co..


In Reply to: can anybody help me regarding motors?
Posted by Mike on 1/15/2001 5:38 PM EST:



Mike,

You can use all 13 motors in the kit, but no more, therefore you can use ONLY the motors in the kit. You may of course, use fewer.

Re: can anybody help me regarding motors?
 

Posted by Michael Martus at 1/15/2001 9:01 PM EST


Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.


In Reply to: Re: can anybody help me regarding motors?
Posted by S. Krussell on 1/15/2001 6:40 PM EST:



Mike, Try not to use all of them on one wheel!

Really, only use what is necessary to get the task done no more. Remember certain motors require certain controls, victors, spikes.

gee some1 told me only 6...13?!?! woo hoo....
 

Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/15/2001 10:08 PM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.


In Reply to: Re: can anybody help me regarding motors?
Posted by Michael Martus on 1/15/2001 9:01 PM EST:



does anyone know exactly WHERE on the manual it says how many we can use? I looked around for a while and it didnt say ... so i guess that means as much as we want...? or at least everything that's in the kit.

-anton

You can use want is in the kit
 

Posted by Joe Johnson at 1/15/2001 10:29 PM EST


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.


In Reply to: gee some1 told me only 6...13?!?! woo hoo....
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/15/2001 10:08 PM EST:



There is a rule that tells you where you can get stuff
to make your robot: In the kit handed out at the
kickoff, from Small Parts Inc (subject to $ limits) and
from the Additional Hardware List.

Also, there are rules about what can be hooked up to
carry electricity and how it must be hooked up (even to
the point of what color & gage wires must be used with
which motors).

Finally, I know of no rule that says that XXX cannot be
used if YYY is used.

Taken together, these things limit your motors to
the 13 motors handed out at the kick off (not counting
the pump as a
motor) but they do not limit teams to only using a
subset of the motors.

I am interested to learn how the idea that only a
subset of the 13 could be used is defended based on a
reasoned reading of the rules.

Joe J.

can i use the kit casing?
 

Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/15/2001 11:50 PM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.


In Reply to: You can use want is in the kit
Posted by Joe Johnson on 1/15/2001 10:29 PM EST:



hehe, i do not recall seeing a rule on this one.... not that i had any plans. it would be nice to mount some wheels on those bins though and see if the green goblin outruns the red rover!

But yes, I do agree and wonder how / why someone would have come up with a subset of 13 as a limitation. It was rather misleading at first, but now that it has been clarified, I guess we can make an EXTRA ARM!!! (that delivers pizza)....

-anton

No, but I can't remember which ruleit was.
 

Posted by Matt Berube at 1/16/2001 7:52 AM EST


Engineer on team #49, Delphi Knights, from Buena Vista High School and Delphi Automotive.


In Reply to: can i use the kit casing?
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/15/2001 11:50 PM EST:



I am certain that I read a rule that says you cannot use the plastic cases or the cardboard tube or any other packing materials in the kit.

Re: No, but I can't remember which ruleit was.
 

Posted by Josh at 1/16/2001 2:53 PM EST


Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: No, but I can't remember which ruleit was.
Posted by Matt Berube on 1/16/2001 7:52 AM EST:



: I am certain that I read a rule that says you cannot use the plastic cases or the cardboard tube or any other packing materials in the kit.

Oh oh Anton...that rules out the frame made of packing peanuts. Guess we gotta start from square one again.

Josh
"My life is an open book, but I don't intend to read it to you." -David Hyde Pierce

Re: No, but I can't remember which ruleit was.
 

Posted by Justin Stiltner at 1/17/2001 12:35 AM EST


Student on team #388, Epsilon, from Grundy High School and NASA, American Electric Power, Town of Grundy.


In Reply to: Re: No, but I can't remember which ruleit was.
Posted by Josh on 1/16/2001 2:53 PM EST:



: : I am certain that I read a rule that says you cannot use the plastic cases or the cardboard tube or any other packing materials in the kit.

: Oh oh Anton...that rules out the frame made of packing peanuts. Guess we gotta start from square one again.

: Josh
: "My life is an open book, but I don't intend to read it to you." -David Hyde Pierce


Well...... theyr yours to do with what you want so i guess you could mount wheels on them and race them but you couldent use them in competition. HMMMMMMM (just had a great idea for a robot hauler for the competitions)

Justin Stiltner
Team #388
Epsilon
Grundy Va,

if you build this one...
 

Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/18/2001 1:19 AM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NASA, Mathsoft, Solidworks.


In Reply to: Re: No, but I can't remember which ruleit was.
Posted by Justin Stiltner on 1/17/2001 12:35 AM EST:



you better bring it to our pit so that we can see our idea come to life....!

-anton