Posted by Dante.
Student on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 4/1/2000 8:43 PM MST
GUESS WHAT?
CD-V can hang!
APRIL FOOLS!
-Dante
P.s.I wish!
Posted by Joe Johnson. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 4/1/2000 8:56 PM MST
In Reply to: SURPRISE! posted by Dante on 4/1/2000 8:43 PM MST:
To hang or not to hang… …That is a question we may or may not answer.
All we’ll say for sure is that CD V has not hung during a competition to date.
Will it hang in FL?
Depends on whether we need it to hang I suppose 
See you in FL.
Joe J.
Posted by P.J. Baker.
Engineer on team #177, Bobcat Robotics, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.
Posted on 4/2/2000 5:15 AM MST
In Reply to: Keep messin’ with their minds… posted by Joe Johnson on 4/1/2000 8:56 PM MST:
I would not at all be surprised if CDV could hang. We have been using the '98 Bobcat for driver training, and I know that it can hang, even before we put hooks on it. Anyone who remembers the '98 machine and has seen CDV would have to admit that they are at least distant cousins.
The only thing that would make it impossible for CDV to hang is if the hanging arrangement put all 130lbs of the robot on the motor(s) for extending and retracting the arm and that motor coudln’t provide enough torque after power down to keep the arm from extending under the weight of the machine.
I guess that time will tell.
Posted by Michael Martus. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.
Posted on 4/2/2000 4:31 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Keep messin’ with their minds… posted by P.J. Baker on 4/2/2000 5:15 AM MST:
Torque? Yes we have torque. Wait and see. Surprises yet to come.
Posted by P.J. Baker.
Engineer on team #177, Bobcat Robotics, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.
Posted on 4/2/2000 6:54 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: Keep messin’ with their minds… posted by Michael Martus on 4/2/2000 4:31 PM MST:
I have a guess at another trick. Haven’t heard anyone mention it and can’t quite tell from the pictures, but… Is it poosible for another robot to drive into CDV’s ‘mouth’ when it is fully open? I’ll be stopping by on Thursday to check it out.