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Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:33:53 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail&IHateSpam&.net>
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Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> > That way, you don't have to worry about too many Y's and not enough
> > straight pieces! :)
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> Yes, that's something to consider. It's possible everyone would create a 90 degree
> left-hand turn. Then what? :)
I think you can handle this with a little care in the design of the
rules.
If the table you are setting it up on is deep enough to permit it,
you could always use four 90 degree pieces in a LEFT/RIGHT/RIGHT/LEFT
sequence to keep the overall pipeline going straight. All you'd need
to do is to have the module design rules enforce more strict dimensions
on 90 degree pieces so that a LEFT/RIGHT/RIGHT/LEFT sequence wouldn't
result in a 'jog' in the line of modules - and to be sure it'll fit
the width of your tables.
That only works if you have the same number of left and right turns.
So simply write into the rules that everyone who submits a left hand
turn has to submit a corresponding right hand turn or they won't
be accepted.
Now, at *worst* you can only have one more pair of turns than you
needed - and you can always stick them at one end of the machine.
You'll need to design your table layout to have an equal number
of left and right turns too - but that should be simple enough.
Similarly, for Y pieces, you could make a rule that everyone who
submits a Y piece must also contribute a corresponding reverse-Y
to recombine the balls back into a single stream.
That guarantees that you'll never have too many Y's or reverse-Y's
and that all L's can be used...and it'll also dissuade most people
from making non-straight pieces because of the need to commit to
making two of them.
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| (...) Actually, it's pretty interesting, if you consider how complex making a pair of turns really is. If you make a 90 degree right hand turn on a 32x32 baseplate, the module must output right next to it's own input. But, bins on a left-hand turn (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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| Steve Baker writes: > So simply write into the rules that everyone who submits a left hand > turn has to submit a corresponding right hand turn or they won't > be accepted. Excellent idea! But it's even easier than that!! Do NOT change the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Or create other "Types" That's the long-term plan. Of course, any GBC that uses some of these other module types will require considerabily more planning prior to set-up, and it will also make the whole contraption less tolerant to the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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