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johnr 07-01-2008 16:38

block thrown ball
 
you come around corner. other team is in the act of hurdling. do you race in front of him and risk your arm,forklift or whatever your using to block the throw? just another defence maybe.

GaryVoshol 07-01-2008 16:40

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Originally Posted by johnr (Post 671417)
you come around corner. other team is in the act of hurdling. do you race in front of him and risk your arm,forklift or whatever your using to block the throw? just another defence maybe.

Without going over 6 feet?

Mr.Rush 07-01-2008 16:45

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You'd have to stay under 6 feet as they said, avoid impeding traffic, and there is the question why risk losing a scoring ability by tossing you manipulator in front of a 10lb flying object.

johnr 07-01-2008 16:48

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you would have to be on other side of their home rack

GaryVoshol 08-01-2008 11:50

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Originally Posted by johnr (Post 671436)
you would have to be on other side of their home rack

And as of Update #1, it could be either side of the overpass.

Koko Ed 08-01-2008 11:59

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Originally Posted by Mr.Rush (Post 671431)
You'd have to stay under 6 feet as they said, avoid impeding traffic, and there is the question why risk losing a scoring ability by tossing you manipulator in front of a 10lb flying object.

That's no longer an issue.

pheadxdll 08-01-2008 13:02

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Originally Posted by johnr (Post 671417)
you come around corner. other team is in the act of hurdling. do you race in front of him and risk your arm,forklift or whatever your using to block the throw? just another defence maybe.

After yesterday's team update, looks like its now legal to do that. I can see teams doing it to- It reminds me of 2 years back in 'Aim High,' where robots would get in the way of other bots trying to score in the higher goal. Seems to me like the same stradegy.

Tom Line 08-01-2008 14:11

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We've done the numbers, and it appears very difficult to "throw" the ball over the hurdle, nevermind controlling it on the other side.

Any throwing system will have to be very close the ground to prevent the bot from tipping. In additional, a simple potential energy to kinetic energy computation tells you that you have to hit one of these balls VERY hard to get them to move. 220 lbs of force applied over a 6 inch distance with a 2" bore 6 inch stroke pneumatic cylinder will get you pretty close, I believe.

I can't wait to see someone try this - it would certainly be exciting and any team that takes the chance on that kind of system would get kudos from me!

Even a spring/winch system will put some pretty awesome loads on your chassis.

Rob 08-01-2008 14:16

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Originally Posted by Tom Line (Post 672399)
We've done the numbers, and it appears very difficult to "throw" the ball over the hurdle, nevermind controlling it on the other side.

Any throwing system will have to be very close the ground to prevent the bot from tipping. In additional, a simple potential energy to kinetic energy computation tells you that you have to hit one of these balls VERY hard to get them to move. 220 lbs of force applied over a 6 inch distance with a 2" bore 6 inch stroke pneumatic cylinder will get you pretty close, I believe.

I can't wait to see someone try this - it would certainly be exciting and any team that takes the chance on that kind of system would get kudos from me!

Even a spring/winch system will put some pretty awesome loads on your chassis.

I'm thinking a pendulum with a 20 lb sledge on the end...Winch it up and then power it down with gravity assisting. Maybe put a football kickers cleat on the end.

RAZ

Jeff Waegelin 08-01-2008 14:49

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Originally Posted by Tom Line (Post 672399)
220 lbs of force applied over a 6 inch distance with a 2" bore 6 inch stroke pneumatic cylinder will get you pretty close, I believe.

This assumes, however, that you can get the volume of air to fill the cylinder quickly enough. A 2" cylinder takes a decent amount of time to fill up, given that all the air has to flow through tubing at 60psi. Just because you can achieve 220 lbs of force from a cylinder doesn't mean that you'll be able to deliver enough energy to lift the ball in the air.

alex1699 08-01-2008 15:12

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why not bump them so they have to get out of the way

EricH 08-01-2008 15:20

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Originally Posted by johnr (Post 671417)
you come around corner. other team is in the act of hurdling. do you race in front of him and risk your arm,forklift or whatever your using to block the throw? just another defence maybe.

One problem...aside from robot damage, if the trackball does make it over, you just gave them 8 points because it hit you.

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Originally Posted by alex1699 (Post 672438)
why not bump them so they have to get out of the way

Doesn't work if they aren't impeding you. The ref probably won't call it if there is a passing lane or any other means of going around.

Ziaholic 08-01-2008 15:26

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Originally Posted by alex1699 (Post 672438)
why not bump them so they have to get out of the way

Read <G40> ... they don't always have to get out of the way ... only if they are IMPEDING traffic. They don't have to move if there is a way around them (clear passing lane around them), or if they are HURDLING.

Read <G42> and <G43> also ... they discuss that "aggressive" bumping a HURDLER will be penalized ...

MiniNerd24 08-01-2008 18:09

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Originally Posted by johnr (Post 671417)
you come around corner. other team is in the act of hurdling. do you race in front of him and risk your arm,forklift or whatever your using to block the throw? just another defence maybe.

Someone's probably said this but (ahem) "You cannot have your arm higher than 6 ft. in the opponent's homestretch".

EricH 08-01-2008 18:15

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Originally Posted by MiniNerd24 (Post 672625)
Someone's probably said this but (ahem) "You cannot have your arm higher than 6 ft. in the opponent's homestretch".

Go read Update #1, and I mean now! <G36> has been removed.


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