2014 FRC Game Breakdown

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Originally Posted by jee7s

By "theoretical" we mean a scenario where three specialized robots are aligned to complete a cycle as quickly as possible without opposition. Our definition of cycle is the same as the Game Manual definition.

The basic timing looks something like this:
3 seconds: Human player(s) retrieve the ball from the pedestal and enter it into play.
1 second: first robot establishes posession
2 seconds: ball is in motion between first and second robots
1 second: second robot establishes possession
3 seconds: ball in flight over the truss
1 second: third robot catches the ball and establishes possession
3 seconds: third robot launches the ball into the top goal and cycle completes

We call that "theoretical" because it involves no opposition. Also, note that the points aren't theoretical, the scenario is. Someone mentioned cheetahs in reference to this. It's not just cheetahs, it's cheetahs playing speed billiards with a yoga ball.

The "idealized" scenario is one where we account for real world slip ups, like missing shots and the ball behaving in unexpected ways. It's still not something we expect to happen in real life, but it gets us closer to a realistic estimate.

After that we enter reality and make our estimates based on the above numbers.

If Robot 1 is able to shoot the ball from zone 1 over the truss and robot 2 is able to catch the ball while completely in zone 2. Robot 2 could then pass to robot 3 in zone 3 and robot 3 could score in the high goal. This could potential save a few seconds in this theoretical scenario.