Preseason Design: What are the Limits?

[Dan Richardson]

That still doesn't answer the two other questions however in relation to things like white papers/databases. I guess its a stretch but I've always wanted to develop a sort of design database for teams without any engineering support to draw from, I am just trying to figure out if this kind of thing is even within the rules of the game.

Also I'm working on this being my senior project for the next two semesters, if my Senior Group would be putting 2 semesters worth of design work into a general design base for FIRST teams that I commissioned, got faculty support for and funded, and this base could not be used in any competitions then I really need to find something else to do lol.

Also I obviously understand that previous years rules are not always the same that hasn't changed in the 8 or 9 years that I've been involved, but in this case they are the only thing we have to look to right now.