Question on mounting PVC for flag

[waialua359]

The problem for us is that our entire robot minus arm and ramp is only 12.25" above the ground max. If our ramp is deployed and arm moves which is just under 4' in the starting position, it will certainly rotate and move during the match, thus not give our flag a permanent vertical positioning.
Cant see making a 3' extension just for a flag.
We want to put our flag 18" above the central mass of the robot which is right above 12.25," but they may say "NO," it has to be 18 " higher than our 4' starting point, thus forcing us to create a huge "flagpole."

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by waialua359

Cant see making a 3' extension just for a flag.

In your case, I think making a dedicated flagpole sounds like the correct thing to do.

[lancerbotics]

I think that I am confused too. We are building a low center of gravity bot that will max out at probably 3 ft tall. Do we need to put a pvc pipe that extends 4" 18" on our bot or does the flag have to be just 18" taller than our highest point?

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by lancerbotics

I think that I am confused too. We are building a low center of gravity bot that will max out at probably 3 ft tall. Do we need to put a pvc pipe that extends 4" 18" on our bot or does the flag have to be just 18" taller than our highest point?

"....top of the FLAG is a minimum of 18 inches higher than any point on the central mass or structure of the ROBOT....."

Sounds to me like you just need to put the flagholder at the highest point on your robot, and the flag will then be as high as the rule demands. The flag is at the top of a 36" tall rod, which fits into your 12" long PVC flag holder tube.

[lancerbotics]

Thanks that helps me alot. The flag is our last step before shipping. So I have some time to figure out where to mount it. It can be in a corner of the bot correct?