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211 | 90.95% |
| No, we are not going after the ramp |
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10 | 4.31% |
| Ramp??? What ramp? |
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11 | 4.74% |
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Blocking someone from getting up the ramp is strategically equivalent, and an order of magnitude easier, than getting up the ramp. We will not be going up the ramp this year and if you're against us, you won't be either. ![]() Last edited by phrontist : 03-02-2006 at 10:47. |
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Team 204 will be able to go up the ramp. It was one of the first items we talk about.
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our team is deffinatley gonna try for the ramp. and if at all possible we're gonna try and get as many other teams up as we can if we can push em' up.
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were gonna try to make it but if some one on our alince cant we plan to block the other teams robots for getting on the platform
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Re: Teams going after the ramp?
That would make an ideal trait for robots this year. I am not sure if I mentioned this before, but I will mention it again if I have. To be able to push other alliance members up the ramp you should be able to push yourself up. If during the seeding process you accumulate a decent amount of points for your current alliance you will be one of the top pick for the leading teams. Your alliance afterward would gain a significant advantage.
but then again, there will be teams who will do what I just said. That would kind of lessen the chances of winding up on a good alliance. |
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Re: Teams going after the ramp?
We initially considered running up the ramp REALLY FAST, but then we realized that if you went fast enough, you would bounce off of the top.
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Re: Teams going after the ramp?
Our approach and departure angle is enough to clear. We have 6 wheels so there is no center clearance problem. However, between the front and middle wheels, and between the middle and rear wheels, there is not enough clearance. We are probably about 1" too low. I think it will still make it up if it teeters properly but I'm not 100% sure. We might need to make a forceful run at it. If that doesn't work, we'll be able to get and stay on the diamondplate. If we roll back down. We'll make a brake. We might not get on the horizontal part, but we'll definitely get and stay on the diamondplate which is just as good for scoring points.
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So far we are having no trouble with the ramp.
We are still in build/adjust mode though. Carolyn |
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O.K. people, we have two weeks left to build. your team should really pick up the pace.
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Our robot shouldn't have much trouble going up the ramp from what I've seen it do so far (it ran over a team member on tile floor - unexpectedly). I can't wait until we get to test it out.
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(not 100% sure on the math (tan Theta x dist??)) Pushing around balls/robots has got to be the easiest part of the game (not collecting them). But other than that our team has decided that the ramp isn’t worth enough to go for it but if the robot can do it then good. |
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I think the problem with six wheel design is that the robot will likely have a high center of gravity. This, coupled with the robot matching the angle of the ramp until it reaches the crest where it could potentially slam down onto the flat surface of the ramp, damaging components. |
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