Self pass over the truss

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Micro_Brooke

You wouldn't even have time to throw it up and make it to the other side to catch it.

If you're holding a ball, it has the same velocity as your robot. Drive forward at a steady speed, shoot it straight up, and it'll land right back on your robot. Granted that's a different launching system than you'd need for Top Goal, but it's perfectly doable.

[dubiousSwain]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

If you're holding a ball, it has the same velocity as your robot. Drive forward at a steady speed, shoot it straight up, and it'll land right back on your robot. Granted that's a different launching system than you'd need for Top Goal, but it's perfectly doable.

the ball is pretty large, the air drag would throw it off. in a perfect vacuum, yes, that would work, but not in the game

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by dubiousSwain

the ball is pretty large, the air drag would throw it off. in a perfect vacuum, yes, that would work, but not in the game

Then you compensate by throwing it forward slightly.

[wireties]

Originally Posted by dubiousSwain

the ball is pretty large, the air drag would throw it off. in a perfect vacuum, yes, that would work, but not in the game

the ball is heavy enough and the flight duration short enough that Kevin's approximation is a valid one (as in less significant than other mechanical errors throwing and catching)

[RamZ]

To people talking about catching the other alliance's truss-throw:

An ALLIANCE may not POSSESS their opponent’s BALLS. The following criteria define POSSESSION :

“carrying” (moving while supporting BALLS in or on the ROBOT),
“herding” (repeated pushing or bumping),
“launching” (impelling BALLS to a desired location or direction), and
“trapping” (overt isolation or holding one or more BALLS against a FIELD element or ROBOT in an attempt to shield them).

Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL per instance.