Team Update 15 (2016)

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Define "bumper material"

The "black material" was Cordura. Cordura is also the bumper material recommended in the FRC manual.

The stuff we had at Southfield event was different than standard Codura often used for bumpers. I am not sure what exactly it was, but it had a much higher tendency to pucker on relatively square corners.

From an inspection standpoint, we looked for sharp edges, but did not fully realize the damage that would be done by square corners. IE, Things that have been approved many years, were causing punctures and tears.

We did go back an work with teams to make their leading edges more friendly, and this helped greatly, but did not fully resolve the curtain issues.