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Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
So, I think there are the two main categories(of mechanisms, strategy may vary) for this year(similar to shooter/dumper from last year). Kicking would be effective for getting the ball long range down the field/Getting the ball between zones. This would be useful in the case that you're robot was in the opposite alliance's zone. Pushing will be most useful to score the balls in the goal's(Gentler). Thoughts on the subject/Thoughts on which one will be more widespread this year?
Last edited by bobwrit : 10-01-2010 at 17:55. Reason: Spelling |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I don't think you need to compromise at all. I would guess that all you need to do to score short range is drive a ball into the goal. Having a kicker while still maintaining this ability should not be too challenging. Even a variable power kicker to modify your range should be not too bad to design.
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I see kicking as the best way to get the balls into the goals, even in your own zone, because then you dont have to spend the time to move to the goal, then move back to get another ball.
for regionals, I expect there to be a wide range of kickers, but still many teams will push the balls (either to a really bad kicking design, or no kicking mechanism at all). Once the championships roll around, i think there will be more kickers than pushers. |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I think that kicking would be more popular because by pushing you have to move very close to the goal, and there is always that chance that pushing would not get it into the goal.
So kicking for the win. =] |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
What about a shooter? I think that this might be hard since we can't hold a ball, but I am sure some teams could come up with something!
I agree that "kickers" (or robots that can "physically repel the ball using some mechnical device") will be much better than just "pushers." However, in the offence zone, I think pushers might do OK. It will be interesting to see what happens in week 1. |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I think a more important question to as would be angled kicks or horizontal kicks(rolls)?
I'd imagine rolling would be more accurate and easier to get into the goals, but it may have trouble with the bumps where angled kicks could clear them easily. |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I had that same "angle versus flat" idea...and was thinking of there was any way to change the angle of the contact surface on the "kicker"...im pretty stumped right now, but I guaruntee its possible
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
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Of course I could go to the boiler maker regional and see a team with the most beastly pusher and they win the whole thing, but I do not see that as likely. |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
rolls! a good point. as with soccer, and golf, and many other sports with balls, SPIN has a great deal of influence on behavior of said balls. SPIN aught to be an item teams look into if they plan to kick and or roll.
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
Where did you get the idea that we can't hold the ball? The way I read the rules, the only prohibition is against "carrying" the ball. In the rules, "carrying" is defined as "POSSESSING a BALL that is not in contact with the FIELD" So as long as the ball stays in contact with the field, you can "hold" it as long as you want. I would recommend being careful climbing ramps while holding though, it would be difficult to keep the ball in contact with the field at all times during a ramp portage...
Last edited by martin417 : 10-01-2010 at 20:07. |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
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as long as you abide by that you can "hold" |
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I think you could accomplish changing the contact piece by having the contact piece have different possible shapes to hit the ball. Then, have a motor rotate the contact piece to change the contact shape.
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
I had an interesting thought regarding kicking, especially kicking at an angle to clear bumps. The ball is ~9 inches in diameter, and the bumpers extend ~3.5 inches off the frame of the robot starting at 10 inches off the ground. This leaves about one inch of space between the bumper and ball. The bumper extends about 1/3 of the diameter of the ball. This is all well and good, but if you were to add a concave area underneath the bumper to help maintain control of the ball you add an additional 3 inches underneath the bumper. The ball is now 2/3 underneath the bumper and trying to get enough lift under it to clear the bumps may be difficult due to the ball hitting the bumper. What are your thoughts on this?
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
Your frame perimeter is supposed to be the part that hits the wall first were you to hit a wall without bumpers on. Therefore, I don't think it would be legal to attach anything onto the underside of the bumpers. I don't know the rule number, but there's one that says you can extend past the frame perimeter to the bumper perimeter for two seconds every two seconds. So if you wanted to attach anything that controls the ball that way, it would have to be attached to the frame and then actuate outward.
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Re: Effectiveness of Kicking vs. Pushing
Nurnburger, I don't you understood what I was saying. I was talking about two areas. There is the area between the outside of the bumper and the outside of the frame perimeter (~3.5 inches) and an area inside the frame perimeter (up to 3 inches) for a total of ~6.5 inches of penetration of the ball beneath the bumper.
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