November Mission Model Discussion: M08 - AEROBIC EXERCISE

Welcome to the November Mission Model Discussion! From now until just before Thanksgiving this space will feature ONE part of the FIRST LEGO League INTO ORBIT game challenge per day. The Robot Game is only 1/4th of the overall FIRST LEGO League challenge for teams this year!
This post is meant to be an aid, not a replacement for carefully reading the Challenge Guide and Updates!

Today we will explore M08 - AEROBIC EXERCISE

At the Beginning of the Match

The Aerobic Exercise is part of the Excercise Machine Model. This model begins secured to the mat in the center of the North part of the mat. The Pointer (yellow axle) starts is positioned as Northwest as it will go. This is past the start of the dial on the mat for the Aerobic Exercise.

Required for Scoring

The Exercise Machine's Pointer must be moved along its dial by moving one or both of the orange and black Handle Assemblies. 

Points

0 - The Pointer is either not in a scoring area, or is moved by some means other than the Handle Assembly.
18 - The yellow Pointer tip is completely in the gray or partly covering either of the gray's end-borders.
20 - The Pointer tip is completely in the white.
22 - The Pointer tip is completely in the orange or covering either of the orange's end-borders.

Note from Oregon Head Referee Tom

The exercise machine mechanism is designed to require careful handling by the robot. The mechanism can easily become jammed. This is as-designed and the Referees will not give a Benefit-of-the-Doubt ruling for this.

Real World Impact

The human body changes how it functions almost instantly upon entering a low gravity environment. If people want to return to gravity again they need to work their respiratory system in the absence of gravity, this isn't easy to do as astronauts tend to float away when they move. To get their respiration rates up they must do repetitive exercise in a special way while strapped to the equipment. It takes time every day to keep their heart and lungs working and prepared to return home.

Discussion

This challenge takes time to get the maximum amount of points. It's also not the easiest mission to navigate to. While the Exercise Machine Pointer moves easily it also moves in front of the model! That can affect where your robot interacts with this model. Additionally, make sure you read Tom's warning above! How will your team make sure that they work within the limitations of this model while maximizing their score?