Visualizing the 54in cylinder

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

In past years where we had maximum expansion rules (such as intakes last year) inspectors were asked to check if the robots could expand beyond that. If they COULD they would be noted and be watched closer. This isn't optimal but it's the best we mere mortals can do I guess (I hate volume limitations like this).

Are inspectors going to extend a robot and tip it every which way to determine if any robot orientation is going to exceed the 54" cylinder? I'm pretty sure any robot over 48" tall will exceed the cylinder size if it tips over.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Keep in mind that the cylinder dimensions remain relative to the floor at all times. That is the only silver lining so far.

Relative to the floor is the whole problem here. If this was robot relative, then you could have a team extend mechanisms etc. and determine at inspection time in the pits whether they fit in the cylinder.

I'm with Ken that the biggest question here is how on earth this rule is going to be enforced. And what a team should do if the see another team that consistently violates this rule during matches but isn't called for it.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

Are inspectors going to extend a robot and tip it every which way to determine if any robot orientation is going to exceed the 54" cylinder? I'm pretty sure any robot over 48" tall will exceed the cylinder size if it tips over.
Relative to the floor is the whole problem here. If this was robot relative, then you could have a team extend mechanisms etc. and determine at inspection time in the pits whether they fit in the cylinder.

Who knows. Usually it's a non-issue. Last year we measured anything that extended out and that was that. Is it a perfect system? Heavens no. I was merely pointing out how similar situations had been handled.