View Single Post
  #43   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 01-04-2008, 20:19
XaulZan11's Avatar
XaulZan11 XaulZan11 is offline
Registered User
AKA: John Christiansen
FRC #1732
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Milwaukee, Wi
Posts: 1,329
XaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond reputeXaulZan11 has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to XaulZan11
Re: Look Back: Week 5

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick TYler View Post
This does run the risk of violating <G38> and <G40>, the IMPEDING rules.

This clause alone would make shoving and blocking illegal: "During Teleoperated Period, a ROBOT will be considered to be IMPEDING traffic if it is preventing an opposing ROBOT from proceeding around the TRACK."

One of the nicest examples I saw of legally slowing other robots down is the same one used in auto racing. By taking the inside line and forcing other robots to the outside, the inside 'bot effectively hampers the progress of another robot without IMPEDING it legally.
I disagree. Looking at rule <G40>, it is not impeding if there is a clear 'passing lane' around the robot. Secondly, "the (impeding) ROBOT shall have 6 seconds to move out of the way and create a “passing lane” to allow the opposing ROBOT through." Like last year, a team could pin a robot against the wall for 5 seconds, back up and let them move foward and then pin them again.
Reply With Quote