Thread: Need help in deciding the configuration for an off season chassis prototype
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Re: Need help in deciding the configuration for an off season chassis prototype
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Originally Posted by tr6scott View Post
As another design constraint to consider....

Can it get through your room door with bumpers on?

Being slightly under this dimension when you are driving out the door, saves a lot of time when you want to go show off your hard work in the gym, cafeteria, etc...

(AM14U, two speed upgrade, 28x28 configuration, number 4 alliance captain on Archimedes, 1st year not designing WCD base)
IIRC, the rules are designed to make sure any rectangular robot can fit through a door with bumpers on in at least one dimension.
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