[BB] 2010 Game Hint #1

[jamie_1930]

Yesterday as I thought I jotted down notes about the game hint and here are the ideas I've gathered.

First I took a look at the key features of the mechanism shown, highlighted in the picture.

1 (RED) - These clips are seen, or at least appear to be similar to be, in numerous product, such as tables and canopies. In those products their purpose is to allow the height, or position, of the object to different predesignated positions.

2 (Blue) - The holes shown in my opinion suggest that the lexan piece will attach to another part of the field, assuming it is a structural part of the field.

3 (Green) - The rounded cut here has been the subject of much debate on this thread because many people view it to be a difficult thing to produce and therefore needs a specific purpose. It is my opinion that in the production of this piece a lexan sheet is laid out and much like a Christmas cookies are made they are cut into their seperate pieces, then the holes are drilled and the sides are folded up to produce the final product. Now looking back to the stamping of the pieces if you were to have that be a straight line you would end up with virtually the same piece, but by adding the curve you are able to stamp out more pieces from a singular sheet because now vertically they space of the piece has been almost compressed allowing for less waste and more product, it is simply a feature used to increase productivity.

4 (Yellow) - This protrusion seems like it must be significant to the part but again it is more for productivity than anything else. With the mind set that this attaches to something else the four hole all need to be there and in order to accommodate that the extra space is need. Although by cutting back in the outer sections it allows more pieces to be made from a single sheet of lexan, because the pieces fit together like a redundant puzzle.





Then my mind wondered on the assortment of different ways this could be used
1 - Adjustable field so that from match to match robots, and drivers, will have to adapt to an ever changing environment.
-Dividers prohibit access to certain parts of the field, or prevent bulky robots from going in specific places
-Height of scoring element changes, ect.

2 - Similar to the adjustable field, but a more limbo like game where failure to pass under results in a loss of points.

3 - Rack for balls, adjustability allows for one larger ball to be randomly placed in different spots.

4 - Finally the thought, that would anger everyone of you and me more than anything, that this is just a non-fundamental piece that requires no worrying. Such as a new camera or battery mount.