What is YOUR autonomous strategy?

[ctccromer]

I'm starting to program our robot's autonomous mode(s) and not sure what all would be best for us to do. We've kinda decided (for now) to shoot our 3 discs, back up a little, and turn around so that when the period ends, we can immediate dash for the feeder station

Anyone thought of something creative or that some people like us might overlook?

[Andrew Lawrence]

We're pretty similar. Shoot 3 discs, back up to the center line, and wait for teleop to start.

[ToddF]

Shoot three disks, drive forward to gather four more disks from the floor, shoot those disks. 42 points.

[JesseK]

If you can shoot and move in autonomous, why not have it to where you can start at one of the back corners in autonomous? The left/right margin of error for the middle goal is quite large and it would get you out of the way for autonomi that need the middle.

We're muddling around with a 9, 7, and 5 disc autonomous modes. Who knows what we'll actually get working though. Luckily it's easy to change our gear ratio to one of 4 possibilities to find the balance of PID tuning and time minimization.

[Anupam Goli]

A 7 disk autonomous is a lot harder than people are making it to be, but that's on our table of autonomous outcomes we're looking at, but we'll probably save it for a rainy day (i.e. a match with almost no hope of winning).

[Lightfoot26]

We're muddling around with a 9, 7, and 5 disc autonomous modes. Who knows what we'll actually get working though.

Just about where we are as well. Hopefully I can get my hands on the final robot soon to start making the final tweaks!

[karomata]

My team is pretty much doing the same. Score frisbees. Maybe go somewhere. Theres probably going to be a few climbing autonomouses. I really want to see a defensive autonomous, but I have no idea how it would work, or what it would do.

[Jared Russell]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

[Anupam Goli]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

Isn't this everyone's autonomous? :p

[Greg Young]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

We've done that autonomous. After several years of refinement we decided to skip the information collection and just drive into the wall at the earliest opportunity.

[Ryan Caldwell]

Ours is to be adaptable to our partners.

We plan on having 5 different starting positions with several variations of movements and shooting that will net anywhere from 18-42 points.

Our hopes are a picked alliance will be attempting 78 points for an autonomous score.

[TheCrayButton]

Our team plans on either just shooting 3 discs, or starting in back of the pyramid, shooting 3, and then picking up 2 more and shooting those. We want to be flexible too for other teams.

[MrForbes]

I don't think we have a strategy yet, but we might come up with a tactic such as having the robot shoot three discs, then sit there with a big grin on it's face

[jeremy callahan]

We're pretty similar. Shoot 3 discs, back up to the center line, and wait for teleop to start.

oh so you are going for floor pick up? :)

[nuggetsyl]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

Are you copying us? We are building the same exact thing. We are hoping to win an award for it.

[NXTGeek]

We designed our robot to only shoot into the top goal from the top of the pyramid, so in autonomous we climb up the pyramid, shoot one frisbee, climb down, pick up another frisbee, climb up, shoot, climb down, and then drive in a donut on the center line.
Did I mention that we can only shoot the frisbees sideways?

[Anupam Goli]

Are you copying us? We are building the same exact thing. We are hoping to win an award for it.

hmm... This is a reply to Jared, who's on 341, and the poster above is from 25... and both mentioned driving into a wall... I'd say that 25 and 341 are onto something here...

[Robogineer1649]

Shoot three disks, drive forward to gather four more disks from the floor, shoot those disks. 42 points.
If everything goes according to our plan this will be our autonomous strategy but additionally if time permits back up to the center line. Or ....... ram into a wall.

[Tom Line]

I don't know why so many people are ramming the wall when there are so many more interesting options. You can ram a pyramid upright and flip over. Or, consider the case where you push your floor frisbees down to the other team then shoot your frisbees into their goal. How about just turning around and launching all of yours downfield? Or the classic zoom around running into all your partners.

You are REALLY not challenging yourselves.

[JM033]

We'll be scoring the preloaded disks, then do circles for the rest of auton.

[Ken Streeter]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

In our rookie year, we did a slight variation of that:

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then unintentionally discard that information and drive into a wall an opposing robot that is 50' away at the other end of the field.

Amazingly enough, the unintentional bug got us picked for an elimination alliance as an "enforcer"!

[kmusa]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

Isn't this everyone's autonomous? :p

Not at all. Some of us like to just sit there, saving our energy for Tele-Op. :D

[z_beeblebrox]

Score 3 preloads. If I have programming time, maybe ignore sensors and drive into a wall, not ignore sensors and drive into a wall (and/ or pick up and shoot more discs)

[Jay O'Donnell]

I really want to see a defensive autonomous, but I have no idea how it would work, or what it would do.

Considering that you cannot cross the center line until teleop, I can't think of any way to play defense at all.

[XaulZan11]

While it may not work every match, we'll have the ability to play some defense in auto mode.

[Gregor]

Go straight, turn left.

[nikeairmancurry]

Wait....... Burn some rubber.... Make cool noises... Have lights flash.... End auton..

[Justin m]

Turn 90 degrees to the left, shoot. ;)

[Dragonking]

The only way to play defense during auton is to shoot down your opponent's shots with your own discs

[Team3266Spencer]

The only way to play defense during auton is to shoot down your opponent's shots with your own discs

I think that would be pretty sweet lol. But anti-productive considering all your disk are on the other side of the field now.

[sg999]

It seems like we'll be the only ones just dumping 2 or 3 frisbees directly into the low goal then. I'm curious what the median autonomous score is going to be for this year.

[LaurenMary]

Our team's strategy is to shoot 3 discs at the top goal, using vision code to aim at the targets. We definitely want our robot to be positioned at the front of the period facing the targets.

[nikeairmancurry]

The only way to play defense during auton is to shoot down your opponent's shots with your own discs

Didn't this happen last year in teleop?

[Libby K]

Our robot will use sensors to collect information about its environment, then discard that information and drive into a wall.

That's what you're striving for? 1923 usually does that with barely any effort! :D

[Gregor]

That's what you're striving for? 1923 usually does that with barely any effort! :D

As in life, there's a difference between doing something and doing something well. In this case, your wall driving is quite sub-par to 341. Sorry, the truth hurts.

[kingbrandon14]

Shoot three disks, drive forward to gather four more disks from the floor, shoot those disks. 42 points.

We are using the same strategy for autonomous. 42 points! We will start from the back of the pyramid, right in the middle

[apalrd]

Our team's strategy is to shoot 3 discs at the top goal, using vision code to aim at the targets. We definitely want our robot to be positioned at the front of the period facing the targets.

There are two potential issues with this:

-To start at the front of the pyramid, you can only start with 2 discs, not 3.
-If you never move from your starting location, why would you need vision? You know the initial starting conditions, so you know exactly how to move to shoot correctly.

[bhumudar]

See, no one is looking at the big picture...

714 will make a routine with the capability to climb the pyramid and shoot from there, but instead we will climb the safety net on the sides of the field and shoot into our opponents goals!