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Section 4.3.1<S03> and turrets
<S03> Shooter Mechanism must remain inside the ROBOT - Any mechanism used to throw balls must be
contained within the original 28” x 38” x 60”starting envelope of the ROBOT and must be shielded such that the mechanism cannot make contact with other ROBOTs. A ROBOT that violates this rule will be considered unsafe per <S01>. I believe this rule was implemented to prevent teams from building huge expanding shooting mechanisms that go to the 5'x5'x5' limit. However, I'm wondering if this rule also applies to rotating turrets. According to this rule, shooting mechanism on a rotating turret would have to be limited to 28" in diameter or it would break out of the 28"x38"x60" starting envelope when the turret is turned to the side. Did FIRST really intend to limit shooting mechanisms on turrets to 28"? Diagram to help explain: ![]() grey=robot with maximum dimensions blue=turret red=shooting mechanism On the right you can see that if the shooter is larger than 28" then it will go beyond the starting dimensions. Edit: Yikes you guys are fast , I'm not sure if it is necessary but I will clarify a bit, the left image is the starting dimensions, completely within the envelope. On the right the turret is rotated 90 degrees and now the shooting mechanism is outside the starting envelope but it hasn't expanded or changed dimensions whatsoever, only orientation.Last edited by JoelP : 13-01-2006 at 00:03. |
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