Thread: How is 54" size limit being inspected?
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Re: How is 54" size limit being inspected?
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Originally Posted by Gregor View Post
We printed off a few cad models to prove that we didn't exceed 54". The inspector said he appreciated this. To manually check, he took a measuring tape, and measured from furthest point to furthest point.
This is not the correct way to check. Our robot (see signature) is very close to being over the 54" limit, I think we were within about 1/2 an inch. The maximum point method will pass illegal robots. See the below picture for an explanation:

http://i.imgur.com/pDNlj09.jpg

At Fingerlakes, after an Inspector tried this method, we informed him why it was wrong and they pulled out a prinout of a 54" circle, which they projected upwards with an ruler. This seems like the correct method to use.