Thread: Don't fall over
View Single Post
  #3   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 12-01-2013, 09:06
McGurky's Avatar
McGurky McGurky is offline
Geek
AKA: Kyle McGurk
FRC #1716 (Redbird Robotics)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Houghton, MI
Posts: 291
McGurky is just really niceMcGurky is just really niceMcGurky is just really niceMcGurky is just really nice
Re: Don't fall over

Quote:
Originally Posted by rich2202 View Post
Q15 clarified that "The vertical cylinder specified in [G23] is not coupled with the ROBOT'S orientation and is always vertical."

Q40 reiterated tha the horizontal volume requirement of [g23] is relative to the field (floor)

So, if you robot is more than 54 inches tall, and it falls over, it immediately violates G23 54" rule. That is a foul, and the other team gets 3 points. If it can't get back up, then it is a continuous violation, and the other team gets 30 points.

***Keep in mind that this may change in future Team updates.

I do not believe that it was the intent of the rule to penalize teams that fall over, except maybe intentionally to block the flow of the match. But there is a different Penalty for that.
__________________
RTFM -Read The First Manual

You already are who you are, I may be able to show you a fancy trick or two, but the term "Better" is relative to the potential you already have.
Take a look at my website/Blog!