Unofficially, the way I'd look at this is with regards to rule 4 that says that a single action must contribute to only one scoreable task. So does the pulling of the string count towards the start task or task j? I can't contribute to both.mattravn wrote:I had a question on the string task being connected to another task.
At our recent invitational, the judge said that for our setup where one pulls the string and as you pull the string it raises a cup that then tips to pour the material into the higher cup (task 4j) that since we are pulling the string and pouring the material at the same time that it could be considered a parallel task or a non-autonomous device. Please clarify if you think the described design is or is not allowed.
I have sent the question to the national site and will post if I get a reply. I suspect we will move to a counterweight sytem to pull the cup up in any case unless I happen to hear back in the next week or two from the national site.
Thanks as always for the input.
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Thanks Chalker, definately move to a counterweight then. I'll post if I get a response from National.chalker wrote:Unofficially, the way I'd look at this is with regards to rule 4 that says that a single action must contribute to only one scoreable task. So does the pulling of the string count towards the start task or task j? I can't contribute to both.mattravn wrote:I had a question on the string task being connected to another task.
At our recent invitational, the judge said that for our setup where one pulls the string and as you pull the string it raises a cup that then tips to pour the material into the higher cup (task 4j) that since we are pulling the string and pouring the material at the same time that it could be considered a parallel task or a non-autonomous device. Please clarify if you think the described design is or is not allowed.
I have sent the question to the national site and will post if I get a reply. I suspect we will move to a counterweight sytem to pull the cup up in any case unless I happen to hear back in the next week or two from the national site.
Thanks as always for the input.
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You'd only be second-tiered if it sticks out at the beginning. If it goes outside when you pull it, that's a 50 point penalty but you'd still be in the first tier.foreverphysics wrote:Yes, as long as it doesn't stick out of the box at all, because it sounds like that in your design, you need it either close to the outside of the box or actually outside the box. So just make sure that it doesn't stick out at all; otherwise, you get second-tiered.
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I would be tempted to agree and set it up such that when you pull the pin, you do it in a direction that keeps it in the box (i.e. you pull the string lightly which removes the pin that can just drop to the floor of the box). That way you don't have to worry about judges interpretation of if the pin leaving the box constitutes a violation or not.Flavorflav wrote:You'd only be second-tiered if it sticks out at the beginning. If it goes outside when you pull it, that's a 50 point penalty but you'd still be in the first tier.foreverphysics wrote:Yes, as long as it doesn't stick out of the box at all, because it sounds like that in your design, you need it either close to the outside of the box or actually outside the box. So just make sure that it doesn't stick out at all; otherwise, you get second-tiered.
We are doing something like this for a counterweight where the pin and the weight are completely in the box and when we pull the string the pin will remain inside the box.
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Our device has a piece of wood extending out of the main structure/box but it still remains in the 50 x 50 x 80 boundary. Would this be okay? I read the rules and I see no reason why it wouldn't be allowed, but I still want to clarify it.
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I did get a reply that the above does violate the rules. Counterweight idea worked great.mattravn wrote:I had a question on the string task being connected to another task.
At our recent invitational, the judge said that for our setup where one pulls the string and as you pull the string it raises a cup that then tips to pour the material into the higher cup (task 4j) that since we are pulling the string and pouring the material at the same time that it could be considered a parallel task or a non-autonomous device. Please clarify if you think the described design is or is not allowed.
I have sent the question to the national site and will post if I get a reply. I suspect we will move to a counterweight sytem to pull the cup up in any case unless I happen to hear back in the next week or two from the national site.
Thanks as always for the input.
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So then what would you think if you did the pull string to pulley system with an IMA >1? Is that the same concept and therefore against the rules?
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