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MangoTTT wrote:Hey any prediction on rules for next year for mousetrap? I feel there's not a lot to add...

I guess they could make the cup target line variable as well.

MangoTTT wrote:Hey any prediction on rules for next year for mousetrap? I feel there's not a lot to add...

I predict we'll have to deal with curving between two cans which should be fun.

antoine_ego wrote:

MangoTTT wrote:Hey any prediction on rules for next year for mousetrap? I feel there's not a lot to add...

I predict we'll have to deal with curving between two cans which should be fun.

I think this is likely. In the past they have also established a centerline and teams receive a bonus if the wheels of the vehicle don’t cross the line.

Alex-RCHS wrote:

antoine_ego wrote:

MangoTTT wrote:Hey any prediction on rules for next year for mousetrap? I feel there's not a lot to add...

I predict we'll have to deal with curving between two cans which should be fun.

I think this is likely. In the past they have also established a centerline and teams receive a bonus if the wheels of the vehicle don’t cross the line.

Having a center can would certainly be interesting, since the car would have to curve in two directions to do well.

Unome wrote:

Alex-RCHS wrote:

antoine_ego wrote: I predict we'll have to deal with curving between two cans which should be fun.

I think this is likely. In the past they have also established a centerline and teams receive a bonus if the wheels of the vehicle don’t cross the line.

Having a center can would certainly be interesting, since the car would have to curve in two directions to do well.

A center can? Like, on the centerline? I imagine you would just angle the car slightly off center on launch and then have it curve in a single arc.

Alex-RCHS wrote:

Unome wrote:

Alex-RCHS wrote: I think this is likely. In the past they have also established a centerline and teams receive a bonus if the wheels of the vehicle don’t cross the line.

Having a center can would certainly be interesting, since the car would have to curve in two directions to do well.

A center can? Like, on the centerline? I imagine you would just angle the car slightly off center on launch and then have it curve in a single arc.

Consider this (poorly-drawn diagram):

Unome wrote:

Alex-RCHS wrote:

Unome wrote: Having a center can would certainly be interesting, since the car would have to curve in two directions to do well.

A center can? Like, on the centerline? I imagine you would just angle the car slightly off center on launch and then have it curve in a single arc.

Consider this (poorly-drawn diagram):

Like electric vehicle two years ago? I imagine they’ll still have points for accuracy next year. Unless I’m misunderstanding your diagram.

Alex-RCHS wrote:

Unome wrote:

Alex-RCHS wrote: A center can? Like, on the centerline? I imagine you would just angle the car slightly off center on launch and then have it curve in a single arc.

Consider this (poorly-drawn diagram):

Like electric vehicle two years ago? I imagine they’ll still have points for accuracy next year. Unless I’m misunderstanding your diagram.

Exactly, so to get accuracy points the car would have to change curve direction mid-run.

wouldn’t it be risky for the curves? It seems really risky spec lot of mtv are really light and some might suffer damage if it hits a can?

Maybe it might be just in a straight line to a distance from 7-9 meters?

I think it would be interesting to see something of a time-target, like hovercraft, along with the distance target. Making a mousetrap car hit as close as possible to a certain exact time (say, between 5 and 30 seconds) would be interesting (along with the standard target distance).