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Helping the Bridge Balancers.

Posted by Anton Abaya at 2/14/2001 7:05 AM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! .


In Reply to: balancer out there?
Posted by Ken Leung on 2/14/2001 5:15 AM EST:



last night i was pondering on ways to help balance the bridge considering it's rather difficult from what i hear. the simplest way will actually work.

The problem I hear most often is that when a robot tries to balance the bridge, it has to go past the pivot point and back up a little. If not, the bridge goes down on the other side even if the robot is dead centered on the bridge.

A solution? Well, is there anything wrong with wedging something under the opposite side? Enough so that the robot balancing can balance quicker? As soon as it's balanced, unwedge your robot and run over to the end zone. Am I missing something here?

One great place to wedge something beneath the bridge is right beside the 4" lumber near the pivot point of the bridge. If you were to attach a piece of block around 3.75" high beneath that, that will give you enough clearance to pull away but also aid in making sure the bridge doesnt go too far. Lots of weight though will be on that block so make it strong.

Am I missing something here? It's an alliance right? Then let's help all those bridge balancers!

-anton
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