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Originally Posted by Qbranch
Oh wow I hope this isn't true. Our robot IS 1/2" off the ground!!!
Where is this written, how did I miss it?
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Section 6.2.3 of The Manual, in the section describing the Lane Divider:
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The LANE DIVIDER is attached to vertical posts that are anchored to supporting plates covered by carpet. Note that these plates will create a bump in the carpet approximately 1/2 inch tall, and as a result the surface of the TRACK will not be perfectly flat.
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EricH is correct, the bumps are caused by the supporting plates being placed on top of the baseline carpet, and then covered with additional pieces of carpet that are then taped down to the field carpet. So the 1/2 estimate is a reasonable one (and then when you throw in the general statement at the beginning of Section 6: "the arenas are assembled in different venues by different event staff, small some variations do occur. Fit and tolerance on large assemblies are ensured only to within 1/4 inch. Successful teams will design robots that are insensitive to these small variations." things could start to get very interesting if you are only designing a robot with 1/2 inch ground clearance).
-dave
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