Balls in a Cube

[iambujo]

Josef - one thing to note is that I don't think the volume is really 36x40x24 (see R03). Those dimensions include bumpers, so you are limited to something closer to 30x34x24 for the actual robot, with the 24 being the max allowable height. Just want to make sure you followed R03 properly.

I believe that would leave you with max 24,480 cubic inches of storage.

[Hitchhiker 42]

Originally Posted by iambujo

Josef - one thing to note is that I don't think the volume is really 36x40x24 (see R03). Those dimensions include bumpers, so you are limited to something closer to 30x34x24 for the actual robot, with the 24 being the max allowable height. Just want to make sure you followed R03 properly.

I believe that would leave you with max 24,480 cubic inches of storage.

To be fair, the calculation also assumes that your entire robot is just fuel.

[Eric Scheuing]

Originally Posted by Hitchhiker 42

To be fair, the calculation also assumes that your entire robot is just fuel.

Yours won't be?

[2544HCRC]

Yes you are pretty close. This is a common problem for calculating the capacity of petroleum reservoirs. A rough guess for any volume, no matter the size of the spheres (as long as they are uniform) is about 30% porosity.

[faraz5557]

If you really wanted to you could have some fuel balls stick out of the robot boundaries (like stacked up above the boundary) but this would likely be bad design as you'd have to stop slowly.

[fargus111111111]

Originally Posted by iambujo

Josef - one thing to note is that I don't think the volume is really 36x40x24 (see R03). Those dimensions include bumpers, so you are limited to something closer to 30x34x24 for the actual robot, with the 24 being the max allowable height. Just want to make sure you followed R03 properly.

I believe that would leave you with max 24,480 cubic inches of storage.

While this is still assuming that they entire robot is just fuel, there is nothing in the rules that says that you have to remain inside the frame perimeter, so theoretically you could have a robot that extends completely to the maximum dimensions by hanging over the bumpers. Note: you do have to start inside the frame perimeter, but do not have to stay within it.