Hanging robots and <G31>

[frank.pendzich]

We're thinking about hanging off the virticle support posts on the tower. Our question is... Are the towers secured so they won't fall over with 130lb robot clamped on to one of it's verticle posts?

[frank.pendzich]

A student just asked if the rules prevented us from shooting a grappling hook over the top of the tower and pulling us up with a cable.

[engunneer]

There may be some other rules as well, but be careful of the size restriction. If you shoot it too high, or you miss, will you still be in a legal size configuration?

Also if you miss, can you get it back and try again?

Specifically you'll also want to read all the entanglement rules. It's not a chance I would personally take.

as far as hanging off the posts, some robots hanging from the top bar will be putting more torque on it than something holding onto the vertical posts.

also see this pic posted by someone else: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...2&d=1263155312

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by frank.pendzich

A student just asked if the rules prevented us from shooting a grappling hook over the top of the tower and pulling us up with a cable.

Teach by example, read the rules. Also, you might want to put that in the form of a question if you want an answer.

[Jonathan Norris]

Originally Posted by frank.pendzich

A student just asked if the rules prevented us from shooting a grappling hook over the top of the tower and pulling us up with a cable.

the max height you can extend to is 90" and the bar is at 7' i.e. 84", so unless you can get it to fire between a 6" window while staying within the 84" cylinder during the final period sure... but there are far simpler solutions.

making sure your team has a full understanding of the rules while designing is very important.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by frank.pendzich

We're thinking about hanging off the virticle support posts on the tower. Our question is... Are the towers secured so they won't fall over with 130lb robot clamped on to one of it's verticle posts?

I think a robot in full trim should be able to hang off of one of the vertical support posts. I'd imagine, that the tower and it's mounting system was designed with a safe working load of about 900lbs or more. (900 lbs being derived from 6 robots hanging from the tower in some strange crazy illegal instance) The only thing you may experience while hanging is some slight warping of the bar, maybe a half inch to an inch at most.

[MiniNerd24]

If you're all just discussing hanging and nothing else ignore this comment, otherwise you might recall that you can be on top of the tunnel (the platform that connects to the flat area of the bumps and is inside the tower). You can still get the 2 points but you'll need to fit in there. If you're having problems with hanging try resting on the platform and having other robots ramp on top of you for the 3 point bonuses.
If i have the interpretation wrong, please tell me.