Visualizing the 54in cylinder

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

This rule was a little frustrating before today, but now with bumpers included for the first time since 2008, it is extremely frustrating!

2011 had an 84" cylindrical volume limit, which included bumpers.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

2011 had an 84" cylindrical volume limit, which included bumpers.

The limit excluded bumpers in 2011, hence why I'm a bit frustrated with the inconsistency between years.

Originally Posted by JVN

In the grand scheme of "ways teams can knowingly cheat" designing a robot which goes outside the 54" cylinder isn't even in the top 5. This rule, like many others, will primarily be enforced by the honor system.

148 will (of course) design our robot so that it doesn't violate the rule. That goes without saying for us.

-John

In the past inspectors have rigorously checked our robots to ensure compliance. At one point, inspectors wouldn't allow us to compete with both an arm and a minibot ramp that together broke 84 inches, despite no intention of deploying both at the same time. This was cleared up before we played our first match and apparently the refs were notified of our single illegal playing configuration.

Your mileage may vary.

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

The limit excluded bumpers in 2011, hence why I'm a bit frustrated with the inconsistency between years.

2011 was also robot relative, not floor relative. If you want to add to your list of inconsistencies.