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By: Tyler Olds
New: 28-01-2009 18:14
Updated: 28-01-2009 18:14
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Our drive coming together, we have an intake/outtake mechanism waiting to be put on in a couple days.
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28-01-2009 18:58
artdutra04
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
Your frame as it stands now is illegal according to the bumper rules. In these rules, the ROBOT PERIMETER is defined by a string around your robot. Hence the inward facing segments would not be located on the bumper perimeter. And since all BUMPERS must be attached to a solid frame member located on the ROBOT PERIMETER, and since all corner vertexes on the ROBOT PERIMETER must also have at least six inches of bumper on either side, this is illegal.
This situation is solvable though by making the two inner facing chassis rails perpendicular to the other frame rails.
28-01-2009 19:01
gorrilla
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
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Originally Posted by artdutra04
Your frame as it stands now is illegal according to the bumper rules. In these rules, the ROBOT PERIMETER is defined by a string around your robot. Hence the inward facing segments would not be located on the bumper perimeter. And since all BUMPERS must be attached to a solid frame member located on the ROBOT PERIMETER, and since all corner vertexes on the ROBOT PERIMETER must also have at least six inches of bumper on either side, this is illegal.
This situation is solvable though by making the two inner facing chassis rails perpendicular to the other frame rails. |
I think they go UP not IN?(i cant tell)
seeing as how the second support is shorter....
28-01-2009 19:15
Tyler Olds
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
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Originally Posted by artdutra04
Your frame as it stands now is illegal according to the bumper rules. In these rules, the ROBOT PERIMETER is defined by a string around your robot. Hence the inward facing segments would not be located on the bumper perimeter. And since all BUMPERS must be attached to a solid frame member located on the ROBOT PERIMETER, and since all corner vertexes on the ROBOT PERIMETER must also have at least six inches of bumper on either side, this is illegal.
This situation is solvable though by making the two inner facing chassis rails perpendicular to the other frame rails. |
29-01-2009 07:49
GaryVoshol
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
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Originally Posted by Tyler Olds
Thank you for posting this, our team has now modified our frame.
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I presume you fixed the front end by moving the vertical 8020 post out to meet the longest front horizontal crossmember, near where the double delrin chain guides are.
I have another question. In the back where the kid in the Adidas is standing, is that corner cut out, making the rear asymetrical? That also is a bumper problem - concave sections of the frame are not on the BUMPER PERIMETER, so BUMPERS cannot be attached there. That would leave two corners with bumpers only on one side.
29-01-2009 08:42
artdutra04
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol
I have another question. In the back where the kid in the Adidas is standing, is that corner cut out, making the rear asymetrical? That also is a bumper problem - concave sections of the frame are not on the BUMPER PERIMETER, so BUMPERS cannot be attached there. That would leave two corners with bumpers only on one side.
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29-01-2009 09:20
GaryVoshol
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
Ah yes. I missed seeing that part before.
29-01-2009 12:55
Tyler Olds
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol
Wow, you could do it that fast? And without arguing bumper rules for 3 pages on CD?
I presume you fixed the front end by moving the vertical 8020 post out to meet the longest front horizontal crossmember, near where the double delrin chain guides are. I have another question. In the back where the kid in the Adidas is standing, is that corner cut out, making the rear asymetrical? That also is a bumper problem - concave sections of the frame are not on the BUMPER PERIMETER, so BUMPERS cannot be attached there. That would leave two corners with bumpers only on one side. |
29-01-2009 14:55
dani190
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
umm is that robot even legit?
According to the robot wheel rule were it states the wheels must be parallel to the frame at all times and perpendicular to the ground at all times...?
29-01-2009 15:16
SteveGPage
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
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Originally Posted by dani190
umm is that robot even legit?
According to the robot wheel rule were it states the wheels must be parallel to the frame at all times and perpendicular to the ground at all times...? |
" ... The ROVER WHEELS must be used in a “normal” orientation (i.e. with the tread of the wheel in contact with the ground, with the axis of rotation parallel to the ground and penetrating the wheel hub). ..."
Nothing about being parallel to the frame, only the axis parallel to the ground.
16-02-2009 08:20
CarterM
Re: pic: Team 2826's Drive Base
Wow! That looks pretty sweet for a rookie team! I wish I was still at Fondy Fire so I could come up there and check ya guys out! I wish you the best of luck! Also, I heard you guys are pretty top notch at Charger Invitation...! :O Looking great.
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