Go to Post And let's face it their junk is our robot! - jrgrim12 [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Other > FIRST Tech Challenge
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 9 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #37   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 31-08-2014, 22:37
Robo Hamsters Robo Hamsters is offline
Registered User
AKA: Matthew Vesperman
FRC #4466 (Robo Hamsters)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Culpeper, Va.
Posts: 89
Robo Hamsters is on a distinguished road
Re: [FTC]: 2014-2015 Game Manual Part 1 Now Online

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neutrinos6433 View Post
Are we sure a shifting gear box is legal? I would think it is a COTS with more than one degree of freedom. Only COTS with one degree of freedom are allowed. In a shifting gearbox, one degree of freedom is rotational and the other degree of freedom is translation (for shifting).
I think it would be legal per R04c

Quote:
COTS parts and assemblies may only have a maximum of a single degree of freedom. It is the intent of FIRST that teams design and build their devices to achieve the game challenge. Assemblies of COTS components, such as linear slides, and gearboxes are allowed while a pre-fabricated gripper assembly designed to grab the game elements is not. Holonomic wheels (omni or mechanum) are exempt from the one degree of freedom limitation.

Examples of single degree of freedom COTS components are:
  • Hinges
  • Sprockets
  • Gears of any type, including Rack and Pinion gears
  • Simple and compound gear trains
  • Planetary gear trains
  • Lazy Susan
Just my thought, but as always it should be asked in the FTC Q&A.
__________________

FRC 4466
FTC 7042
=================
2013 Washington DC Regional Finalist
Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:49.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi