RE: Post Rules etc.

[Duncan Louttit <duncan@swallow.co.uk>]

Hi Everyone,

         Suspension! or pneumatic tyres.

         Or, we could reduce the specification to any desired step size as 
long as the organisers supply a maze that fits the specification. 
Personally, I favour a realistic figure that is met and that mousebuilders 
can run tests on rather than finding out on the day, like Dave Otten, that 
the step causes problems.

         By the way, a flying mouse in a 3D maze would be a real challenge!

         Regards,

         Duncan

At 18:06 06/10/04, you wrote:
>Indeed, Dave Otten had this very problem at Minos, as I remember, when his 
>MITEE 9 took off just before taking a left-hander on a speed run. No 
>correction was possible and the mouse hit the post head-on.
>
>Tony
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: owner-micromouse@cs.rhul.ac.uk on behalf of Dave Woodfield
>         Sent: Wed 10/6/2004 5:43 PM
>         To: micromouse@cs.rhul.ac.uk
>         Cc:
>         Subject: Re: Post Rules etc.
>
>
>
>         Hi all,
>
>         A fast mouse can achieve close to 3mtrs per second at the centre 
> of a long
>         straight. A 1mm step can cause much more trouble than the slots 
> in the posts
>         that you are so worried about. Software can compensate for the 
> posts, but
>         how do you control a flying mouse, if only for a few centimeters?
>
>         Dave
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: "Duncan Louttit" <duncan@swallow.co.uk>
>         To: <micromouse@cs.rhul.ac.uk>
>         Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 7:28 PM
>         Subject: Re: Post Rules etc.
>
>
>         > Hi Everyone,
>         >
>         > I had absolutely no response to my proposal for changing the 
> definition of
>         > the posts, so I shall assume that means that everyone agrees! I 
> have added
>         > the change, but I am perfectly happy to make any further changes,
>         > especially to the wording, that may be suggested.
>         >
>         > In the light of the changes to rule 4 about posts, is everyone 
> happy with
>         > rule 5 as it stands? I am slightly concerned that we may not be 
> able to
>         > keep maze floor gaps to less than one millimietre in practice, 
> but I am
>         > reluctant to change the rule. Is it reasonable for the 
> organisers to be
>         > prepared to correct the maze if challenged by a competitor?
>         >
>         > Regards,
>         >
>         > Duncan
>         >
>         >
>
>