[toddthetoad95]

We are planning on having our entire arm manipulator being able to be detached from the the drive train base. From our current design, we would need to be able to detach several cables connecting the motors on the arm section to the Victors on the drive train base. We are planning to use COTS modular connectors to accomplish a quick disconnect method.

Is this legal?

According to <R03>, it says COTS electronics are prohibited if they "Directly affect any output devices on the ROBOT. Examples of items that are considered affecting the output devices on the ROBOT include those that directly power a motor, supply a PWM signal directly to a speed controller or supply a control signal directly to a relay module."

We think this should be legal because it's only a quick disconnect, and we are not directly interfering with signals or the such.


Thanks