Hello our team was wondering if we built a trasmission with out a motor could we just loosen collars and switch it. could this be done?
JVN
October 31, 2011, 7:33am
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In a technical sense, this would be possible. However I cannot comment on whether this would be legal in VRC tournaments.
Are you asking if it is allowable to have your drivers manually switch gears by interacting with the robot?
I will move this question into the official VEX Gateway Q&A so that it can be answered.
-John
In a technical sense, this would be possible. However I cannot comment on whether this would be legal in VRC tournaments.
Are you asking if it is allowable to have your drivers manually switch gears by interacting with the robot?
I will move this question into the official VEX Gateway Q&A so that it can be answered.
-John
Well yes i would like to switch during a match.
Making functional changes to your robot during a match, like the one you’ve described, is not legal. Please see rules <SG5> and <SG6> of the VEX Gateway Game Manual for further details. I’ve quoted these rules below for your convenience.
<SG5> During the Autonomous Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot while the Robot is in contact with their own Alliance Starting Tile. During contact with the Robot, the Drivers or Coaches may not intentionally manipulate or modify the position of any Scoring Objects (aside from any which are being loaded into the Robot), either by direct hand contact or indirect contact via the Robot. Drivers or Coaches also may not change the configuration of the Robot other than in the act of fixing the Robot (i.e. it is okay to reposition the robot relative to the field, but it is not okay to manually lift up the Robot’s arm).
**The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots that are unable to move, to load Match Loads into the Robot, to reposition and/or reorient Robots, and to activate additional autonomous modes by interacting with the Robot via sensors or buttons.
<SG6> During the Driver Controlled Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot as long as the robot has never left the Alliance Starting Tile. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots which were unable to move at the start of the Match.
Note: During the handling specified in <SG5> And <SG6> robots may be repositioned, but must be returned to a valid starting position as per <SG1> within the same zone.
