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Re: Are extensions with bumpers after the start of the game legal
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@Original Post Wheels (a lot of them) on their own should be able to give as much traction as a stomp pad, but the main idea is to get most to all of the weight onto the bumper extensions. Also, it would be beneficial (if you plan on deploying a minibot, or if you get pushed out of position) to raise the bumper extensions, because the long configuration being won't be very maneuverable when it comes to turning. |
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However, if you choose to deploy this between your towers. You will presumably never have to turn again the entire match. Then to deploy the mini-bot you just bump into the tower and go from there.
Also, I would consider creating an auto mode which gets right up to the middle line so you can deploy as soon as possible. My favovite thing about this stratigy is that not only will you be blocking teams out of their scoring area. You will also be traping teams inside the area. The more I think about it the more I like it. This is definatly the best possible defensive stratigy for the game this year. |
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27 X 54 ft field.
27x12= 324in field lanes= 4ft 4x12= 48 half tower base= 15in robot length= 82 in 324-48-48-15-15-82= 116 in 116/2= 58 inches on either side of you when in the middle of the field. 58/12= 4.8333 ft you must be able to travel about 9 fps to be effective with this stratigy. |
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Possible countering strategy: one robot stays on the scoring zone-side of the dragonfly, the other two acting as feeder robots, that pass tubes over the dragonfly. This has been talked about a lot anyway, but against the dragonfly seems to be the place where it would be most effective. Makes a good argument for multi-joint arms and/or a small "kicker."
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Thanks for all of the feedback. The team went through them today and changed a few things in our design. I will get them loaded up here in a few days.
We are going to reduce the size our extension width to eliminate any overhang of the perimeter in our starting configuration We are going to lower the bumper to start at 1 inch We are going to move as much weight to the extensions as we can We are only going to use the four main wheels to drive, once in our defensive area we will move between the two zones to bog entrance and egress from the opposing team scoring zone on the safe side of the caution line. We are going to create some code to keep the robot on the safe side of the caution line using one of our light sensors We are going to use steel plates as opposed to sand to ballast our extensions We are going to use 8 high traction wheels to maximize friction and moment of inertia during defensive game play We are going to keep our pseudo bumpers the same color as our real bumpers and put the team number on them as well We are going to make a very structurally sturdy bot to be able to withstand high kinetic energy impacts Let me know if the students missed any changes. Last edited by staplemonx : 18-01-2011 at 21:43. |
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that would make passing or throwing the tubes over you very difficult for your opponents I love this design! I am so excited that the Rambots are off to such a great start in this season and in FIRST ~Hannah |
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WOAH! I just noticed the team name
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The strategy that 3553 is proposing is by no means a game-breaking strategy... it's not like you're putting an infinitely tall stone wall in front of their goals! This is a very strong deterrent that will likely reduce the opponents score more than an average offensive robot would increase your own alliances' score. Simply put, the right robot can play effective - but not bullet-proof - defense with this strategy. |
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Also after spending more time thinking about the net i realized that a robot with a claw could easily get tangled/ destroy a net... oh well, I still really like the dragonfly design though ~Hannah |
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