[ALIBI]

Actions after power is cut: Posted by FRC1985 at 01/18/2007 10:11:59 am
We understand that the field is scored when it comes to rest and a question arised from that. We were wondering: Would be allowable to have a mechanical action start right before thepower is cut to continue lifting another robot after there is no power? This could be done either though a counterweight system, air bag system, or an airpowered jack. Also, if this is allowable, how long after power is cut can we continue to have these pieces
move? Thanks Team 1985 Re: Actions after power is cut. Posted by GDC at 01/19/2007 09:57:36 am All actions must be initiated during the match period. The referees assess the bonus points as quickly as reasonable following the end of the match. There will be a short time period while
they access the field before assessing bonus points, but once in position they will not wait for all motion to complete. End Game bonus Posted by FRC1737 at 02/13/2007 04:07:06 pm Lets say our robot is able to jack up another robot higher than 12 inches at the end of the play in the Home Zone. However when power is cut at the end of match the pneumatics might
drain some which allows the robot to fall back down. If the robot is above 12 inches when play stops will the officials award the bonus points even if
the raised robot settles down below the 12 inch mark? Re: End Game bonus
Posted by GDC at 02/14/2007 05:23:30 pm The prior answer from January 19 still applies.


Since the ramps fell at the same time that the robot rolled off the ramp when power was cut. It seems as though the refs did not have sufficient time to measure either of Blueabots ramped bots before the ramp failed or the Redabots second bot that rolled off. I have seen bots roll off as power was cut and have never seen the refs able to measure in time. Even if you were to argue that Blueabots were up, how would the refs measure the height? FYI, I am not positive, but as I worked either last friday or saturday I watched Waterloo in the backgound. Am I imagining this or did I see the refs place a leg support that had failed after the buzzer and then measure the height of a ramped bot? Can anyone confirm this? I remember thinking that I would probably not have done that. If one argued that the leg failure was mechanical and the ramp was up when the buzzer sounded, one could also argue that the brakes failed and that allowed the robot to roll off.


Red Team 38, Blue Team 8