Periodic Table of the Defenses

[ajsmith]

While my team members are working on strategies and robot designs, I am still struggling to remember what the "Cheval de Frise" is. To continue after the Periodic Table of the Stacks from RR, here is the Periodic Table of the Defenses! Let me know if something needs changing, or if I cannot spell.

[Alicia V]

This is amazing for scouting! Thanks

[cglrcng]

Originally Posted by Alicia V

This is amazing for scouting! Thanks

And for those of us that long ago agreed to volunteer to work the field at numerous events before actually seeing what we volunteered for (read...Got ourselves into)...We all thank you since we are attempting to memorize a brand new language (and the game associated field pieces), as quickly as possible. I'm printing out your cheat sheet diagram right now.

Now, since the Audience picks for the Spot #3 requires that both sides get exact duplicates (and the Low Bar in Spot #1 are always on the field in spot#1...The total of Defenses pcs. required for each field are 18 total pcs. and there are only 10 on the field at any one time, which leaves 8 pcs. to be stored off field all the time (extras are usually stored out of camera range so the field/arena area appears uncluttered, and for associated safety of participants and crew moving about constantly).

Can you tell us how many pounds daily will be lifted and moved, and exactly how far the reset/Defense Co-Coordinator crew will have to lug those from field to storage and storage to field every match all day please? Inquiring minds with bodies getting older daily just wish to know. LOL. (At least RR last year conditioned our bodies for Stronghold by movement of hundreds of game pcs. onto/off the field repeatedly, and thousands/thousands of lbs. lifted over each event, after event, after event). Deja Vu anyone?

But, the view of the field in action up close is amazing! So, the labor is gladly volunteered and the food is usually very good, the company of others to die for.

[Spiffizzle]

Originally Posted by cglrcng

And for those of us that long ago agreed to volunteer to work the field at numerous events before actually seeing what we volunteered for (read...Got ourselves into)...We all thank you since we are attempting to memorize a brand new language (and the game associated field pieces), as quickly as possible. I'm printing out your cheat sheet diagram right now.

Now, since the Audience picks for the Spot #3 requires that both sides get exact duplicates (and the Low Bar in Spot #1 are always on the field in spot#1...The total of Defenses pcs. required for each field are 18 total pcs. and there are only 10 on the field at any one time, which leaves 8 pcs. to be stored off field all the time (extras are usually stored out of camera range so the field/arena area appears uncluttered, and for associated safety of participants and crew moving about constantly).

Can you tell us how many pounds daily will be lifted and moved, and exactly how far the reset/Defense Co-Coordinator crew will have to lug those from field to storage and storage to field every match all day please? Inquiring minds with bodies getting older daily just wish to know. LOL. (At least RR last year conditioned our bodies for Stronghold by movement of hundreds of game pcs. onto/off the field repeatedly, and thousands/thousands of lbs. lifted over each event, after event, after event). Deja Vu anyone?

But, the view of the field in action up close is amazing! So, the labor is gladly volunteered and the food is usually very good, the company of others to die for.

I just wanted to second this. I am so excited to be working the field for various events for this game!

I think I am Defense Coordinator at least once, so I am already planning on putting this in a sleeve and writing on it with white board markers OR printing out and laminating the pieces and having them velcro into the positions.

These are the things teachers who volunteer think about.

[MrRoboSteve]

Originally Posted by cglrcng

Can you tell us how many pounds daily will be lifted and moved, and exactly how far the reset/Defense Co-Coordinator crew will have to lug those from field to storage and storage to field every match all day please?

The field CAD shows casters on the bottom of each of the defensive components. The casters look to be arranged in a pattern to prevent reversed placement.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by MrRoboSteve

The field CAD shows casters on the bottom of each of the defensive components. The casters look to be arranged in a pattern to prevent reversed placement.

The castors were also mentioned in the FIRST blog last week.

Originally Posted by Kickoff and... Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Though this will be one of the most physically demanding field resets we’ve had, the defenses are actually all on casters and drop into the defense bases through a cleverly designed system our Mechanical Engineering team, led by Derek Foster, developed. - See more at: http://www.firstinspires.org/robotic....70zsw71u.dpuf

Emphasis mine.

[rfolea]

Originally Posted by CalTran

The castors were also mentioned in the FIRST blog last week.
Emphasis mine.

There is an excellent view of the casters in this video about field reset.

[GMeyer]

Hello!

Is it okay if I use the Periodic Table of the Defenses on my team's website? I will give full credit to ajsmith.

[Chak]

Originally Posted by ajsmith

I am still struggling to remember what the "Cheval de Frise"

To make the pronunciation easier on me, I call it "the French thing". I have to explain which one I'm talking about, but I'd have to do that anyways if I tried to properly pronounce it.

[lethc]

Originally Posted by Chak

To make the pronunciation easier on me, I call it "the French thing". I have to explain which one I'm talking about, but I'd have to do that anyways if I tried to properly pronounce it.

I endearingly refer to it as the 'teeter totters'.

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by lethc

I endearingly refer to it as the 'teeter totters'.

While most people will likely understand, using official terminology (as obtuse as it may be) is always preferred. When you are communicating with other teams, such as your alliance partners when determining match strategy, there should be no ambiguity. You may as well get in the habit of using the official names now.

[Purpose]

Originally Posted by Chak

To make the pronunciation easier on me, I call it "the French thing". I have to explain which one I'm talking about, but I'd have to do that anyways if I tried to properly pronounce it.

Personally, I'm all for calling it "Shovel the Fries"

[inorbert]

Call it Horse Strawberries, it translates directly to strawberry of horses; that grim humor makes it quite easy to remember

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

Originally Posted by inorbert

Call it Horse Strawberries, it translates directly to strawberry of horses; that grim humor makes it quite easy to remember

frise actually translate to "curl" when speaking of hair, or the edge near the ceiling when speaking walls.
In this case Frise is the name of a european region witch probably invented that thing

source: first language is French

[inorbert]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

frise actually translate to "curl" when speaking of hair, or the edge near the ceiling when speaking walls.
In this case Frise is the name of a european region witch probably invented that thing

source: first language is French

Really... Intresting