Added images depicting the Davit position when the Touchpad is unactuated and fully actuated
Ranking Score will be truncated to 2 decimal places.
For Playoffs, Alliance Captain is assigned Player Station 2, with the first pick now being assigned the Player Station closest to the Boiler and the second pick now being assigned the Player station closest to the opponent’s Loading Station.
Added District Chairman’s, Dean’s List, Engineering Inspiration, and Rookie All-Star Award allocations.
ALLIANCE Leads are assigned to PLAYER STATION 2, the first picks are assigned to the PLAYER STATIONS closer to the BOILER, and second picks are assigned to the PLAYER STATIONS closer to the opponent’s LOADING STATION.
ALLIANCE Leads are assigned to PLAYER STATION 2, the first picks are assigned to the PLAYER STATIONS 1 closer to the BOILER, and second picks are assigned to the PLAYER STATIONS 3 closer to the opponent’s LOADING STATION.
2nd picks are going to have a hard time trying to defend the opponents boiler, the drivers won’t see anything from their station!
Also, 1st pick won’t be able to see the loading station well.
The fact that there’s a steel piece that extends past the touch plate so you can’t actually use your climber to touch the plate would have been good information to have a week ago. Glad we know now but how many teams will find themselves up and not climbed?
On the other hand, this setup will likely reduce the number of mangled touchpads, and makes it easier to apply a 3-5 pound force to the touchpad while you’re pulling on the rope with 100+ pounds of force.
But yes, it’s going to be rough for teams whose winch or chock is right at the top of their allowable volume.
Only if the vertical line through the robot’s COG and winch also passes through the bumper. In which case, the simple solution is to make a cut in the bumpers.
This was an issue since Day 1; I’m glad as soon as FIRST realized how this impacts designs (and how it wasn’t in the team drawings…) that they added visibility to the issue in the manual in order to help teams. Should have been sooner, but I’m glad it’s happened
As for playoff player station assignments, this system seems okay. I do wish you were allowed to choose which player station you could go to, but I understand why that isn’t done, and as long as that isn’t a thing, this is the best we’ve got.
You’re totally allowed to have gaps in the bumpers this year. This is how I imagine the vast majority of teams will be acquiring game pieces from the floor this year.
I’m happy they at least made both alliances even in terms of player stations, but I hoped they would switch the picks around or just let the alliance pick what stations they want. Better than nothing I suppose.
I am very happy to see the change with player station assignment. That was the one aspect of this year’s game that I was particularly upset with. I agree with Chris: while selecting our own stations would be ideal, this is the next best thing. Thank you, FIRST, for listening to the community’s concerns.
Does anyone know what the “FIRST Championship Normalized Slots” refers to in Table 10-11 (the district award allocations)? The Houston-feeding districts have them and they’re around one-fifth less than the “FIRST Championship slots”.
I just dont get it. Why cant teams choose which stations they want to be in?
Is it a matter of convenience for Field control to input them way in advance?
How about doing something for once that makes it convenient for teams.
Other events/games in the past during eliminations have allowed teams to choose. Its not like those events were at such an inconvenience to the volunteers.
