Bumper corners

[FRC1322]

Figure 8-2 section 8 regarding bumpers show an angle on each side of the space for the hitch location. They do not show a bumper on each side of that corner. We designed our robot with an angle very simular but with more angle and when the robot contacts our robot it contacts our bumpers before it contacts the trailer tong. When we posted a picture of our robot on Cheif Delfi http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32484? we have been told that we are violating rule <802> BUMPERS must protect all exterior corners of the BUMPER PERIMETER (see Figure 8 - 2). Figure 8-2 does not show a bumper on each side of the angle near the hitch and it would be dificault for us to fit a six inch bumper segment in a one inch space between the angle and the hitch as shown on figure 8-2. Is that an exterior corner that we have to redesign or is this location behind the robot considerd not an exterior corner. If a minor angle change is not a corner than at what degree of angle is a corner?

[GDC]

As has been mentioned multiple times, Figure 8-2 is solely intended to illustrate the legality of some ways in which BUMPERS could be arranged on the four indicated exterior corners (marked "OK" or "Not OK"). This is to provide insight into one particular clause of one rule. It is not intended to provide a complete example of every Robot Rule. Please do not infer any other conclusions from that example (e.g. the location of the Trailer Hitch is intentionally not shown in Figure 8-2; please do not make any assumptions about the legality/illegality of the Trailer Hitch location based on this illustration).

Regarding your specific question, a "minor angle change" will be determined to be a "corner" if it causes a change in the shape of the BUMPER PERIMETER.