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TCMJ1816 11-02-2016 12:35

Tethered Drive Team
 
Is anyone looking to having a fully mobile drive team that simply moves to a spot in the drivers box where they can best see their robot. In talking with some teams that are already in the drivers practice stage it sounds like viability is a major issue with shorter robots (it sounds like ~90% teams fit into this category). I know there are some teams that did it in 2012 with extended Ethernet cables connected to the field and simply having the laptop mounted to the chest of one of the drivers (its been years since I've seen the film, so I can't recall which teams).

Does anybody have input on this concept? Is anyone considering it?

Peter

cgmv123 11-02-2016 12:40

Re: Tethered Drive Team
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TCMJ1816 (Post 1538587)
Does anybody have input on this concept?

Read T11 before you proceed any further.

wildwaffle 11-02-2016 12:46

Re: Tethered Drive Team
 
Yeah I believe that T11 states that this is illegal.

pntbll1313 11-02-2016 15:20

Re: Tethered Drive Team
 
Q&A 730 clarified this.

carpedav000 11-02-2016 16:41

Re: Tethered Drive Team
 
I think the non-complicated way of solving this is to assign the 3rd HP to be a spotter for teams who are having visibility issues.

SenorZ 11-02-2016 17:35

Re: Tethered Drive Team
 
Interesting... Does anyone else remember the Los Angeles regional a couple of years ago? A team (can't remember who) had a long USB cable going across the driver stations because they were in station 1 and couldn't see well, and had a driver in the far side of station 3. Refs allowed it then. Rules change so quick these days.

EricH 11-02-2016 19:31

Re: Tethered Drive Team
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorZ (Post 1538768)
Interesting... Does anyone else remember the Los Angeles regional a couple of years ago? A team (can't remember who) had a long USB cable going across the driver stations because they were in station 1 and couldn't see well, and had a driver in the far side of station 3. Refs allowed it then. Rules change so quick these days.

A team did it last year--ref gave permission, but even then the rules said you couldn't do that. Afterwards it was clarified.


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