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Re: 1/2" gap in bumpers, is this acceptable?
Foster,
As much as I hate to go against Gary, the intent of the the bumper rule is to have no hard parts in the corners that can contact another robot. At first it would seem like this picture is a violation but I think if you hit the upper right corner of the bumpers, you would not be able to hit the hard parts of the two bumper sections nor the corner of the frame. Of particular note are these paragraphs in R07...
A. BUMPERS must provide complete protection of the entire FRAME PERIMETER of the ROBOT (i.e. BUMPERS must wrap entirely around the ROBOT). The BUMPERS must be located entirely within the BUMPER ZONE when the ROBOT is standing normally on a flat floor, and must remain there (i.e. the BUMPERS must not be articulated or designed to move outside of the BUMPER ZONE).
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N. “Hard” parts of the BUMPER (i.e. plywood backing, fastening system, and clamping angles) may extend up to a maximum of one inch beyond the FRAME PERIMETER. “Soft” parts of the BUMPERS (i.e. pool noodles and cloth covering) may extend up to 3½ inches beyond the FRAME PERIMETER.
The only thing that appears to be a little long is the top bumper section. The hard part cannot extend past the corner of the frame by more than an inch. In this view I cannot tell whether the wrap of cloth is over a hard part or not. Touch would be the only way I could tell.
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Last edited by Al Skierkiewicz : 12-02-2010 at 11:23.
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