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Board Description for All Challenges |
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(See
also the accompanying diagram):
- The board is a 4 x 4 foot
white enamel masonite board, the same material as used in Botball.
- The board is edged with
1x2” pine furring strips (only needed for protection and for the
Line Running Challenge).
- The lines are made with
standard 19 mm (3/4”) black electrician’s tape except for
the two lines in the center, which are light green paper, attached with
scotch tape. In some places the tape may be two layers thick (where
tape overlaps).
- The two centered lines
are 21.6 cm long and 5 cm apart .
- The sharp curves are 7.6
cm radius and broader curves are 15.2 cm radius on the inside edges.
- The inner area is 64 cm
x 64 cm and the space between parallel lines is 10 cm.
- The circled numbers are
not on the board, but identify the reference lines for the line running
competition.
- The two starting boxes
are 18 cm x 18 cm and 10 cm apart, equally spaced with one edge on the
inner edge of the outside straight line.
Tips:
- Suggested method for accurate
line layout: Measure and draw the inside edges of the tape as two concentric
boxes on the board, then use a compass to draw the curves. Finally,
lay the tape along the marked edges, taking care to not stretch the
tape, as it tends to shrink back to its unstretched length.
- You should try to make
the board lighting as uniform as possible, but the entrants are responsible
for calibrating out the local lighting effects on their sensors.
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