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Unread 06-02-2011, 04:57
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FTC 3507 Robo Theosis -- FRC 3135
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FRC #3135 (Robotic Colonels)
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Re: Quick release bumper design

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Originally Posted by Vikesrock View Post
I cannot find justification for this statement in this year's competition manual. I am assuming that this interpretation came from <R07-L>, but that rule only governs how far the hard parts of the bumper may extend outside the frame perimeter and does not restrict extension of the bumper inside the frame perimeter.
I interpret R07-L to mean that the SUM of the plywood's thickness AND any metal attached to the plywood's inner or outer surfaces cannot exceed 1". This leaves only ~1/4" available for the design of the metal "hard parts" that will engage with the frame, thus severely restricting the amount that the metal hard parts can protrude inward past the vertical plane of the frame's perimeter.

-Dick Ledford