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Re: Official Team Update #2! 1/15/2010
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<G45> Blue Box MECHANISMS are considered "active" if they are in motion relative to the ROBOT while in contact with the BALL. Resetting or moving MECHANISMS while not in contact with a BALL is permitted as the MECHANISMS are not considered "active." As far as <R19-2> - let's be real here. How does a ball "extend 3" inside" a flat PLANE? It doesn't. A flat deflector above the bumper zone is legal, as long as it is not in motion relative to the robot any time it is in contact with a ball. I believe the GDC is referring specifically to chutes, channels, funnels, diverters and other above-bumper zone structures designed to more precisely control the direction of ball movement. A diverter that can be pointed toward one goal or the other *would* be legal, as long as the diverter walls envelop 3" of the ball's height or less. Such designs are allowed, but the 3" limitation is in place to prevent *too* much control. Send a ball down a high-walled waterslide versus a typical playground slide with short rails. Which one keeps the ball down the intended path better? The waterslide. Which one is legal for competition use? The playground slide. Last edited by Travis Hoffman : 17-01-2010 at 03:54. |
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My feeling is that if you can demonstrate that it fits around other robot geometry and is simply to keep the balls from getting stuck on top, they will accept it. A random wedge with no other visible purpose or necessity will probably invite serious scrutiny, and probably deemed illegal if it is used as such in any match. This is simply how I have interpreted the update, but by no means am I a certified robot inspector or a member of the GDC, so my opinion is only that. |
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I think the final thing that needs to be clarified to distinguish between Evan's interpretation and the interpretation adopted by Travis and I is what it means to be inside a feature.
I don't think that a ball can be inside a ramp. As a contrast I believe that a ball can be inside a playground slide shaped funneling feature. In my opinion such a feature complies with the rules if it is 3" deep or less. |
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Re: Official Team Update #2! 1/15/2010
No matter what the meaning of the rule it will be up to the inspectors to intrepid them. One set of inspectors may go a little one way and another set of inspectors could go the other way. How will they get a consistent interpretation at the competition? How far can we go with the design and be safe from major reconstruction?
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I disagree with you. Look carefully at G45 in update 2: Quote:
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