8 Inch rule?????

[jdh042397]

In the rules, there has to be 8 inches of continuous length on the robot. But does that start on the bumper or the chasis? Cause if it has to have the space cut out for the ball in the middle of the chasis, does it have to start from the bumper or the chasis itself?

[GaryVoshol]

There must be 8 inches of Bumper protecting both sides of every vertex (corner) of your Frame Perimeter.

[shadowdarklight]

does the 8" from the vertice *corner* mean the corner of the bumpers meeting out in space, or the 28" by 38" frame of the robot. I can find no absolute evidence in wording to support either one. Help appreciated. guess i'll go reread the rules again

[bardd]

The rules state that the bumper must cover the "exterior vertices of the Frame Perimeter". I'm 93% sure it means 8'' of the chassis itself.

[Chinmay]

Q. Does the 8" of bumpers required on each side of vertex include the 3" of the bumper meeting it from the connected side? Or does the bumper need to be 8" of plywood with noodle. In Figure 4-1 it appears that the upper left horizontal bumper is 8", and the vertical is 6" with no plywood on the end.

FRC3931 2012-01-24

A. Per Rule [R27], the Bumper must be at least 8 in. Per Rule [R28], the Bumper must be backed by plywood. Thus, the plywood must be 8 in. The figures in Section 4.1.6 are for illustrative purposes only and are not drawn to scale.

(emphasis mine)
I think this clarifies it pretty well. Good Luck

[372 lives on]

garyv is right.

go check the official Q&A the posted answered this question several times.


(not exact wording but yeah):
A: The 8in. of frame perimeter directly next to the vertex must be covered by bumpers...

[neal]

So the frame has to be 8 inches? I'm sorry, it's just that we can't find the exact answer anywhere.

If the plywood has to be 8 inches, I'm pretty sure there's a rule that all of the plywood has to be supported by the frame. But I just want to double check it.

This is our case: Frame is 27 x 37, the 27 inches side has 6 inches of frame on each side and 15 inches of opening in the middle for the ball. Would we have to change both of those 6 inches to 8 inches? If so, that would kinda suck - we'd only have about 11 inches of opening.

[akoscielski3]

Can u split the 8"'s up on one side? Like 5 inches on the Front on both the left and right sides?


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[EricH]

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

Can u split the 8"'s up on one side? Like 5 inches on the Front on both the left and right sides?

8" from the vertex of the frame perimeter on each side of the vertex of the frame perimeter. Not 8" on the side of the robot. Not 5" on the perimeter + 3" outside the perimeter. 8" from the vertex of the frame perimeter on each side of the vertex of the frame perimeter. The configuration you are proposing should not pass inspection at any event, as it only has 5" on one side of two vertices.

Neal, I would suggest understanding the implications of [R33] as currently written, which says quite clearly that 1) bumpers must be supported by the frame of the robot, 2) as part of that support there is a maximum gap depth or width, and 3) as part of the support the ends of the bumper need to be supported (this particular item was added in Update 2, IIRC). Because of that, you will need at least the equivalent of 8" of frame supporting the bumpers. Yeah, you'd only have 11" of opening on the narrow side. So does everyone else who is smart enough to build their robots 1" undersize to avoid trouble with the size box. At least you're not getting told this at your first regional...

[swootton]

We asked a question on the first Q&A and got a very specific answer. YES the bumper has to be 8" and YES the opening will be 11" or so if you load from the front/rear.

[its da PAT!!!]

This is how I see it.

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by its da PAT!!!

This is how I see it.

That is correct. 8 inches on each side.

[akoscielski3]

Is it just me or should the GDC re-write the bumper rules so that they arent so confusing!

Originally Posted by cgmv123

That is correct. 8 inches on each side.

Does it mean 8 inches for each side of the robot combined, or 8 inches on the robot in a row?

In other words, can we have two sets of 4" bumpers on each vertice (know I spelled it wrong) of our ball intake side making 8 inches total for side, or must we have 8 inches on each of the vertices?

Thanks!

[its da PAT!!!]

If you drive long ways, and you have an opening for a pick up, then you have 8 inch of frame on each side of the pick. Giving you about an 11 inch opening for said pick up.