Team Update 16 (2016)

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Donut

And a tad broken... the solenoids on ours were tripping circuit breakers.

At least they weren't rejected by customs and actually got Arizona.

[Jon Stratis]

Does anyone know the nominal height of the driver station shelf? The manual gives width and depth, but not height for that part... and knowing that height is going to be important for figuring out the max height for cameras, as it's defined "above the floor".

[Richard Wallace]

FE-00004 shows 34 inches from floor to bottom of shelf.

[Boe]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Does anyone know the nominal height of the driver station shelf? The manual gives width and depth, but not height for that part... and knowing that height is going to be important for figuring out the max height for cameras, as it's defined "above the floor".

The shelf is 34.25" above the floor.

[Kevin Leonard]

The driver station rules make sense, and the fixed backup bot rules are a relief.

The clause added to the contact above the midline doesn't really make sense though. Who gets the foul now? Both teams? And what is the intent of this rule?

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard

The clause added to the contact above the midline doesn't really make sense though. Who gets the foul now? Both teams? And what is the intent of this rule?

Agreed. I can't quite make out why this change was made, or how it really helps anything. The way I read it, both teams going for a center ball would receive a penalty. I don't think there have even been any center-line ball battles yet, so maybe this is a pre-emptive effort to stop something?

The only thing I guess that this could effect would be that teams that have 2 ball autos or 2 ball auto defensive strategies could now be at risk for yellow cards. If that is truly the intent, that really disappoints me because effective autonomous routines are some of the most inspirational things in FRC.

[Rivet Man]

I guess FIRST was worried about teams not fastening their poles properly and creating a dangerous situation!

Best Regards,
RM

[Jack S.]

11'8"??? Hmmmm........

[carpedav000]

Originally Posted by Jack S.

11'8"??? Hmmmm........

So if shockwave won worlds does that mean the maximum height would be 448'8"?

[Jack S.]

Originally Posted by carpedav000

So if shockwave won worlds does that mean the maximum height would be 448'8"?

Exactly, I think at that point a view looking down at the roof of the dome wouldn't strategically viable... just a guess...

[Russell2144]

We were at Arizona North last week and from that I can honestly say that I am glad this update was made, we saw a team just toss together a 25-30 ft pole that looked like it was about to come crashing down.