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Originally Posted by hrench
So we run the risk of being outside the 15 inches for just a short while--fractions of a second really. Robot is about 35" long and adding 15" means as long as it doesn't break 50 inches horizontal, and 60 inches when at 20 degrees and 65 inches by 45 degrees...
I hope everyone can understand what I'm explaining here...
My gut feel is such an extension, no matter how fleeting, would be a rule violation. Is it?
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Breaking a rule for a fraction of a second is still breaking the rule, yes. It's somewhat less likely to get called, of course.
If I were an inspector and I wanted some assurance that the controls on a mechanism were keeping it legal, I'd place the robot with the frame perimeter 15" from a wall and ask the team to actuate the mechanism. This is also a useful way to test such a mechanism yourself. If you hit the wall, you need to look at better ways to control your deployment.
In your case, you might have a pin that restrains the extension part of your mechanism that gets pulled out once the mechanism is at a tall enough angle that it can't break the 15".