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Unread 12-01-2012, 21:41
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Re: Poll: Wide or Narrow Chassis?

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Originally Posted by Freedomsky View Post
Looking at the earlier calculations on whether three long robots could actually fit on the bridge, one little fact was overlooked. Three 38 inch long robots can fit on the ramp, indeed. But a robot built to its maximum dimensions will not be 38 inches, but rather more like 44 inches. Why? The bumpers are not included in the 38 inch measurement, so when you take into account the extra bumper space, you're going to have a little bit more robot hanging over the edge than you think.
Actually, DonRotolo included this number in his calculations. This does bring up another consideration into the equation though. I believe he had 21.5" of each robot on the bridge. Now, should the wheel on each 6 wheel drive robot be spaced evenly, that would put Bots 1 and 3 leaning on the inside of their center wheel pair. If I am not mistaken, that would make them likely to fall until their is only 20" over the actual bridge. I could be alone in this, but having 24" of my 44" robot and 4 of my 6 wheels hanging over a foot of thin air makes me awful nervous. On top of this, getting both bots 1 and 3 on the bridge without placing them there with a blimp bot (an idea tossed around in our team for a short while ) seems to me to be an extremely difficult, if not impossible. I hate to be close-minded, but I tend to side with soxfan269. If we see three long robots on a ramp, it will most likely be a monumentous, if not one-of-a-kind, event.
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