Further Clarification of Legal Bumper Configuration
Let me first reference the following so our question can be further understood:
1) R08-A: BUMPERS must be built in segments, with a minimum length of six inches, and a maximum length that does not exceed the maximum horizontal dimension of the ROBOT.
2) R08-B: BUMPERS must use a stacked pair of 2-1/2 inch “pool noodles” as the bumper material.
3) R08-I: BUMPERS must protect all exterior corners of the BUMPER PERIMETER (see Figure 8 - 2).
As our team starts to really finalize our robot design and the bumpers that will be on our robot, we have some further clarification that is needed on what are legal bumper designs and configurations. Our team is looking at having several segments of bumpers around the robot. Our question really focuses on two segments that have the same design. This design has the segment having a 90-degree turn in the design so as it creates one continuous bumper around the corner of the robot. So the end result would be a bumper that looks like an "L". The small length of the "L" measures 3 inches and the long length of the "L" measures 33 inches. The bumper is designed so it satisfies all other bumper requirements other than those mentioned above and hopefully those mentioned above.
Questions:
A) Would it be legal to have the bumper design setup so that it is continuous around the 90-degree corner?
B) Would this design consist of one segment or two segments?
C) If the design would be one segment, would we be able to use a vertical piece of pool noodle for the corner or would all pieces in the continuous segment of bumper have to be horizontal pieces of pool noodle?
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