01-03-2009, 10:44 PM
Hello All,
Specifically read the part in bold. Students, you should be reading the whole manual.
Cut and pasted from section 8 (R26)
During the period between the shipment of the ROBOT and the competitions: During this period, all teams may manufacture SPARE, REPLACEMENT, and UPGRADE PARTS, and develop software for their ROBOT at their home facility.
A. Teams may manufacture all the SPARE, REPLACEMENT and UPGRADE PARTS they want.
B. There is no limit to the amount of time that may be put into this effort, other than via the realities of the calendar.
C. Teams may continue development of any items retained under the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE, continue to work on them during this period, and then bring them to the competition events.
D. The total weight of the FABRICATED ITEMS (SPARE, REPLACEMENT, and UPGRADE PARTS, plus all WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE items) worked upon during this period and brought to the competition event(s) must not exceed the limits specified in Rule <R36>.
The primary intent of this rule is to allow teams to withhold the ROBOT control system, the OPERATOR CONSOLE, and selected relevant subsystems, and access them after the shipping deadline. This will allow teams to have the maximum time possible prior to each competition event to develop and complete the software for their ROBOT while maximizing the potential to understand and use the capabilities provided by the new control system.
So we can keep the controls.
Might it be wise to make two electrical boxes one for the robot brain and one for the motor controls. It would keep the heat away from the brain and make installation easier and reconfiguring for future robots would only involve changing the victors etc the brain box would always stay the same.
I didn't find this info or think of it...Paula did.
Laurie
Specifically read the part in bold. Students, you should be reading the whole manual.
Cut and pasted from section 8 (R26)
During the period between the shipment of the ROBOT and the competitions: During this period, all teams may manufacture SPARE, REPLACEMENT, and UPGRADE PARTS, and develop software for their ROBOT at their home facility.
A. Teams may manufacture all the SPARE, REPLACEMENT and UPGRADE PARTS they want.
B. There is no limit to the amount of time that may be put into this effort, other than via the realities of the calendar.
C. Teams may continue development of any items retained under the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE, continue to work on them during this period, and then bring them to the competition events.
D. The total weight of the FABRICATED ITEMS (SPARE, REPLACEMENT, and UPGRADE PARTS, plus all WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE items) worked upon during this period and brought to the competition event(s) must not exceed the limits specified in Rule <R36>.
The primary intent of this rule is to allow teams to withhold the ROBOT control system, the OPERATOR CONSOLE, and selected relevant subsystems, and access them after the shipping deadline. This will allow teams to have the maximum time possible prior to each competition event to develop and complete the software for their ROBOT while maximizing the potential to understand and use the capabilities provided by the new control system.
So we can keep the controls.
Might it be wise to make two electrical boxes one for the robot brain and one for the motor controls. It would keep the heat away from the brain and make installation easier and reconfiguring for future robots would only involve changing the victors etc the brain box would always stay the same.
I didn't find this info or think of it...Paula did.
Laurie