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I wish some questions were never asked
I wish some questions were never asked.
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If the hopper is at the max height (24" for the short robot), then the fuel has technically gone outside of the Robot's volume. Also, if fuel misses the hopper and falls outside the Robot, ... Prior to the question being asked, I am sure the Ref's would have considered well behaved loading/picking mechanisms as not violating the "launching" rule. Last edited by rich2202 : 16-01-2017 at 08:09. |
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Re: I wish some questions were never asked
There's your problem
The reason we have rules (and further clarification of said rules) are to make sure that everyone is scored on a level playing field. If there was no clear explanation of this, I could assure you that different refs would have different opinions on whether it is legal or not. |
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Re: I wish some questions were never asked
As someone who reffed last year unless told otherwise I wouldn't call a robot violating it's own vertical volume while transferring fuel within it's horizontal volume on this. Perhaps a more in-depth without going into design specific follow up question is in order.
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Re: I wish some questions were never asked
Interesting post good for teams at this point thinking about designs....
I'm sure a ref/inspector reads this day 1 definition in the rules as a starting point , which is clear to me at least: “For the purposes of FIRSTŪ STEAMWORKS, LAUNCHING is defined as shooting in the air, kicking or rolling across the floor with an active mechanism, or throwing in a forceful way.” G24. Don’t throw GEARS at all. A ROBOT may not LAUNCH a GEAR. Violation YELLOW CARD A: As long as the FUEL (or GEAR) remains within the ROBOT'S volume, it does not violate G23 or G28. GAME PIECES are not part of the ROBOT, and thus do not count in regards to measuring the ROBOT Volume. For FUEL they will stay with the definition and subsequent answer from Q&A which to me means the transfer mechanism better be designed not to allow Fuel outside max volume ever (launch) or risk a foul. OK to shoot in Launchpad with a separate mechanism. IMO I think MARS James is correct within a vertical volume of your robot frame perimeter GEARS (or max volume with FUEL) is likely ok, any air beyond that at all probably not. This would pretty much eliminate the active floor drop too for both game pieces. At that point might as well push it on LOL and save time designing a launching mechanism for < 11 inches or forceful air outside your max volume that an inspector can sense. A small kicker sure probably ok or internal fuel transfer within the robot is ok... If they get picky to your excellent point for FUEL it may trigger a foul if they 'see air" launching forcefully like a wood chipper etc. transfer above 24" in your example and/or landing on the floor ...I think inside bot rolling/stacking with no air would be OK inside bot since the definition is talking about the floor. Another point for discussion clarity is game pieces do not count in Robot max volume. The other aspect to take this way down the rabbit hole.... is any active mechanism they launches fuel inadvertent or not outside your Launchpad would be a likely immediate foul too. You have < 3 50 ball hoppers "in" your launchpad. Last edited by Boltman : 16-01-2017 at 09:08. |
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Re: I wish some questions were never asked
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As for responding to the OP- This is an odd answer as it contradicts another answer - Q68. Quote:
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Re: I wish some questions were never asked
I understand what you are saying, but I think this is the right decision. I don't think we want refs the additional duty of judging if the launched game piece was due to 'loading/pickup' or an in attempt to actually shoot/launch a game piece. Now the rule is easy: if a game piece forcefully excites a robot, it is launching.
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Re: I wish some questions were never asked
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This year ...fouls is te exclusive reffing focus in game (no attention to scoring)....so you can bet all refs will eagle eyed/trained exclusively on spotting any fouls. All game pieces/climbs are 100% auto counted for near real time scoring in fact the score at T=0 is almost assuredly the score unless a foul is added. Last edited by Boltman : 16-01-2017 at 09:20. |
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