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Posted by Jake at 03/27/2001 3:27 PM EST


Student on team #365, Miracle Workerz, from Avon Grove High School and DuPont Engineering.


In Reply to: Re: Not even 800 (w/o 10% bonus)
Posted by Alan Federman on 03/26/2001 4:09 PM EST:



It sounds to me that some of you believe that a robot on the strecher cannot do anything. On the contrary! A robot on the strecher cannot move itself around the floor, but it can do anything else it wishes. And moving the strecher isn't that big of a deal, especially for Li'l MOE, who can move it around like a rag doll with a 130lb robot on it. If there was a big ball 'bot on the strecher, and was pulled into the end zone behind the far goal, the 'bot on the strecher could lift a big ball off the floor and score it in the far-end goal. I have run some numbers on some senarios that would do this, and this is what I have come up with:

Senario 1-
Robots required:
A. Over/Under the bar, w/ big ball capability
B. Over the bridge, w/ strecher
C. Over/Under the bridge, w/ big ball capability
D. Off the bridge ballancer

Tasks:
(Robot A) runs under bar and awaits Robot B to cross with Robot C on strecher. Resets the bridge either by driving over, or with an arm. Once bridge is back down, readies a bid ball to be scored when Robot D aligns the 2 goals for ballancing.

(Robot B) Latches onto strecher and pulls it over to end zone, leaves strecher and Robot C behind the far goal. Once Robot C scores the big ball, Robot B moves the goal to the side so Robot D can get into position to balance both goals.

(Robot C) Starts on strecher, scores big ball once in position.

(Robot D) Latches onto close goal, brings to alliance station to fill 10 small balls. Moves to far side with full goal, pushes the aligned goals onto the bridge for balance.


Score (w/o 10% for big balls)
1) Time remaining on clock: 1:01
Robots in end zone: 4
Small Balls: 11
Big Balls: 2
Strecher: 1

Score 1) 810 points

2) Time remaining on clock: 31 seconds
Robots in end zone: 4
Small Balls: 11
Big Balls: 2
Strecher: 1

Score 2) 648 points

What do these numbers say? It says that if you can pull everything off within 59 seconds, it is an impressive score, but if not, there are easier ways of getting 648 points.

~ Captain Jake
The Miracle Workerz
Team 365
Go Li'l MOE!