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12-01-2009 14:22 |
Re: freely rotating bumper and hitch
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Originally Posted by <R18>
The trailer Hitch must be rigidly attached to a fixed location on the ROBOT,
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that should clarify some things
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Originally Posted by betty_krocker
(Post 799417)
right but as for the hitch it only says attached to a fixed location, well what if that fixed location's position is controlled by oh say and actuator or something similar
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if you can work around <R18> part E.
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Originally Posted by <R18> part E.
The Trailer Hitch must be place such that, a the TRAILER swings from side to side, the first contact between the TRAILER and ROBOT is BUMPER-to-BUMPER and not TRAILER-tongue-to-BUMPER.
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which makes it a bumper issues
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Originally Posted by <R08> parts G, H
E.
BUMPERS (including any fasteners and/or structures that attach them to the ROBOT) must weight no more then 18 pounds
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BUMPERS must attach to the robot with a rigid fastening system to form a tight, robust connection to the main ROBOT structure/frame.
H.
If a multi-part attachment system is utilized (e.g. interlocking brackets on the ROBOT and the BUMPER), then the elements permanently attached to the ROBOT will be considered part of the ROBOT, and the elements attached to the BUMPERS will be considered part of the BUMPERS.
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if you can work around those rules then your in the clear. But i rather be an engineer then a lawyer, which is hard because the inspector's word is law.
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Originally Posted by Robert Cawthon
(Post 799418)
Seems to me that if you could get the drive train (and all the rest of the guts to the bot) to rotate inside the frame, it would alleviate the situation.
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Yes this would make the above statement legal (see first post), but wouldn't that really be a pain in the butt to make a rotating drive train. |
