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Re: Grappling hook?
Look up spectra cable and be shocked and awed. We have used it for many years including last year.
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Re: Grappling hook?
I remember reading somewhere that after hanging a large weight from one of those ropes you shouldn't use them again because they might break. even if it hold during testing and the practice matches but then it might break in the qualifiers causing you to lost
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With climbing rope you are not supposed to use it again after a hard fall ( several feet) because it is weakened. Putting 150 lbs on it repeatedly will not hurt the rope. references parachute cord http://www.rei.com/product/784296 climbing rope http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorge.../EDL0009M.html (9kn is about 2000 lbf) |
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It's the lowest one in the foreground. (Check out the officials in the background - everyone went wild.) http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...d=126348704 6 Last edited by Dick Linn : 14-01-2010 at 11:39. |
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Yea I don't think that the Grappling Hook would be such a good idea for this game, but in general it is a good thought. Maybe it can be used in a game in the next few years but I wouldn't for this because it would be dangerous. Plus, what if your hook missed the pole and it latched onto the ball return rack, It could destroy the return rack, which would not be good for your team or the actual competition.
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Re: Grappling hook?
Shooting a grappling hook might be unreliable just from a rules standpoint; you can't exceed 90" tall, and the bar is 84" tall, that's a very small margin for error on a shot.
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Re: Grappling hook?
Can you use a "pole climber" to place the hook at top and then winch the cable/rope back in?
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However, there is one thing that a LOT of robots had in common in 2004: If, for some reason, their hook came off it's pole, it was impossible, or close to it, for them to try again. This led to a number of hooks dragging on the floor. I remember one match where a team's "pole climber" hook got stuck in my team's lift's lightening holes, which were admittedly rather big, but it was just bad luck there. They'd managed to drop the hook, too, so they were stuck for the duration of the match. My team never had to worry about that; our policy of "All deployables shall be retractable" plus a key design feature we had had led us to have a very solidly attached single-tooth hook fixed to the top of our lift, so no deploying that one... |
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Re: Grappling hook?
Window motors arn't legal this year?
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Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't. This year, there happen to be 4 in the KOP, 2 LH and 2 RH. That means that those 4 (or exact replacements) are legal, but any others that are on the robot are not.
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My apologies! I meant to say "van door motor". (Too many details from too many years ...)
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We thought about this idea, but we realized it was impractical for a few reasons. One is that the precision needed to latch onto that tower without going past the hight limit is ridiculous. You'd have to time to hook and measure it so it reaches the maximum of its arc about three inches above the bar. Also, the reeling in doesn't seem so practical, especially because the grappling hook might break. Finally, I think FIRST does not allow shooting things, or at the least they frown on it. Well, good luck with your idea if you use it.
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