Thread: Carrying the ball under the overpass but across the finish line
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Re: Carrying the ball under the overpass but across the finish line
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Originally Posted by SuperBK View Post
Sounds to me the ball CANNOT be carried to score. It must cross the line while its not in contact with a robot, unless its in contact with robots of both alliances. That second part is puzzling to me.

<G10>Each TRACKBALL that has CROSSED its own FINISH LINE while not in contact with a
ROBOT of the same ALLIANCE will earn 2 points. A TRACKBALL that has CROSSED its
own FINISH LINE which contacts ROBOTS of both ALLIANCES while CROSSING will earn
2 points.

Wow, that had me puzzled for a second too.
Kind of weird when you first read it.

If your robot (and your robot alone, or a combination of your robot and your alliance partner's robot together) is holding or (touching in any way) your own ball and you pass the finish line, then it does not count as scoring.

If you are holding your ball and while crossing the finish line the ball is touching your opposing alliance robot then it counts? Or to the extreme "why the heck on earth would this happen? type of scenario" if your opposing alliance's robot carries your ball over your finish line then it counts.

This is odd. So.. basically.. if I am understanding this correctly, if you're drafting a robot of the opossing alliance and holding a ball (say 2 feet in the air).. make sure that before you cross your finish line the ball in your posession touches your opposing alliance's robot as your cross your own finish line and it will count?? (As it will now be satisfying ".... A TRACKBALL that has CROSSED its own FINISH LINE which contacts ROBOTS of both ALLIANCES while CROSSING will earn 2 points.")

What the heck?? That's interesting. I can see people pushing their opposing alliance robots through their own finish lines with the balls in between them and it counts as 2 points? Is this GP at all???

Hmmm... am I reading this right?

Thoughts?



I think this will go back to the definition of Crossing though.
Quote:
CROSSING: The act of a TRCKBALL or ROBOT passing through the plane defined by a line (i.e.
LANE MARKER or FINISH LINE) when it is projected vertically upwards. A TRACKBALL or
ROBOT shall have CROSSED a line when all parts of the object, while traveling in a counterclockwise
direction, have completely passed through the plane.

What does projected vertically upward mean? I think with a robot it would mean in an upright and (assumably) driveable position, but how do you define "vertically upward" with a round ball???


OMG, I'm reading wayyyyy to deep into these things I think.
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