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Re: Bumper Wood
Howzit,
I believe if you are to use a combination of two previously mentioned resolutions to possibly make your intake work.
Measure the floor clearance of your existing bumper. If you are at 3" or more you have an easy fix of lowering the bumper.
Even if you are able to lower the bumper only a 1/2 inch you then can make the wood backing 4.5" and you will get your needed inch.
As mentioned by Jon "the bumpers really play a big role in game piece manipulation for a lot of teams. Having the bumpers in place changes the geometry and motion required for the ball to enter the robot. Personally, I'm a big fan of making some bumpers as soon as you have a frame and strapping them in place. It'll help you remember to include all of the constraints when designing your manipulators."
This is really important.. I am personally not a fan of corner only bumpers, I have seen many robots this year getting hung up on one another during heavy defense.
Good luck with your bumper revisions, and upcoming events.
Aloha!
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