21-04-2010, 21:50
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,630
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Re: Brainstorm: Improving the FRC bumper rules
My simple "fix" to the bolthead rule this year: Boltheads extending past the frame perimeter are allowed as long as said bolthead is within the plane of the plywood backing; basically, a "fully compressed" bumper will still result in said bolt heads not touching anything. Now sheet metal frames aren't illegal!
At least 6 inches of your bumper should be your alliance's color. Billfred's rule doesn't address very short bumpers, so I wanted to make a rule that at the minimum ensures every bumper has an identifying piece on it. Every part of the bumper not used for alliance identification must remain the same color, and it must be somewhat different colored than red or blue.
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