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Re: SBPLI Long Island Regional Disqualification

Corey,
The very first Q&A asked about bumper construction...
BUMPER Configuration Clarification
Posted by 2011FRC0498 at 01/12/2011 10:12:53 pm
<R07.A> BUMPERS must provide complete protection of the entire FRAME PERIMETER of the ROBOT(i.e BUMPERS must wrap entirely around the ROBOT). As part of the 100% coverage, BUMPERS must protect all exterior corners of the FRAME PERIMETER. For adequate protection, a full segment of BUMPER must be placed on each side of the corner. Our question is, can we have a "notch"/opening in the front of the robot that would house, say,a claw at the beginning of the match? (as long as other BUMPER/ROBOT rules are met; i.e 6 inches of BUMPER and corner coverage, etc).

Posted by GDC at 01/16/201111:43:09 am
No, this would be a violation of <R07>.

And...

Convex Bumper/Frame Perimeter
Posted by 2011FRC0854 at 01/14/2011 07:57:38 am
I was wondering if you could have an indent in your frame. More information at http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?p=44741 . (Followed by several like questions)
Re: Convex Bumper/Frame Perimeter
Posted by GDC at 01/18/2011 09:23:35 pm
The combination of R07-A and the definition of FRAME PERIMETER prohibit such a geometry.

This is the interpretation defined by the GDC in R07.
I should mention that in addition to the my first post, I feel that we inspectors are an extension of the GDC at events. We are inspecting to the specifications generated by that committee as defined in the rules and definitions of the game. Their answers drive our inspection criteria.
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