Climbing and the bumper zone

Technical Technical Discussion
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So the rules are a little vague when it come to the climbing rules. For example 3. when it says " If this ROBOT were virtually transposed onto a flat floor, and its BUMPERS are in the BUMPER ZONE, it meets the requirements of R23." is the transposition in reference to the field floor, or the bottom of the robot?

R23. BUMPERS must be located entirely within the BUMPER ZONE, which is the volume contained between the floor and a virtual horizontal plane 7 in. (~17 cm) above the floor in reference to the ROBOT standing normally on a flat floor. BUMPERS do not have to be parallel to the floor.

This measurement is intended to be made as if the ROBOT is resting on a flat floor (without changing the ROBOT configuration), not relative to the height of the ROBOT from the FIELD carpet. Examples include:

Example 1: A ROBOT that is at an angle while navigating a ROPE has its BUMPERS outside the BUMPER ZONE. If this ROBOT were virtually transposed onto a flat floor, and its BUMPERS are in the BUMPER ZONE, it meets the requirements of R23.

Example 2: A ROBOT deploys a MECHANISM which LIFTS the BUMPERS outside the BUMPER ZONE (when virtually transposed onto a flat floor). This violates R23.

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It is in reference to the robot resting on a flat floor so when it is climbing it references the robots bottom

3

Take your robot at any point in the match. Let’s just say, halfway up the rope. Put the robot on the floor in its normal orientation (wheels down) exactly as it is. Are the bumpers still within the bumper zone?

Remember that the bumper zone is measured from the floor to 7" above the floor.

So, for example: Let’s say that you for some reason used a climber that drops below your frame’s normal “bottom” during a climb. If you were to suddenly put the robot on the floor and the climber didn’t pull back into the frame, your bumper height just changed–but is it above 7"?

4

I should be more specific, which picture is accurate to the way that the rules are set up. https://puu.sh/tELzc/a56975d102.png

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The one on the left.

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Thank you everyone!