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MrBydlon 05-02-2013 00:27

Re: Team 3313 Practice Run #2
 
WOAH! So many awesome responses! Thank you so much!

Based off of the wonderful comments, we are thinking of some new strategies and ideas. The FIRST community is so fun. Anyway, here are some things we are working on or going to work on in the near future...

1. "Manual shifting" drive train using Java programming (press button to increase or decrease max drive speed). This will allow us to traverse the field faster but still maintain control. Will take lots of practice but should be worth it.

2. We attached a ramp in our feeder station to better model the Frisbees entering our robot.

3. We will attach some kind of bars on the back of the shooter so that we can align ourselves with the pyramid during teleop. This will allow us to find our location from across the field.

4. We will practice more with driving from the other side of our practice field instead of from the side. Video of this will be up before Stop Build Day. Unfortunately, we don't have access to a ton of carpet area soooo not much we can do with that.

5. We thought some more about Frisbee feeding... Not sure what to do about it but we will definitely keep brainstorming.

6. We built the goal box today on our 3 point goal and bought some chains to hang in it. This will allow us to practice shooting Frisbees into a goal with chains in it. Video evidence will come when our competition robot is back together after painting it later this week.

7. We will continue to work on an Autonomous from the back of the pyramid. It's a work in progress but we're going to make it happen. 3 discs to shoot along with more Alliance flexibility is definitely worth it.

PHEW!! I think that's it!! Keep the comments coming if you have them. We genuinely appreciate the advice and suggestions.

Keep looking out for us!! We'll have more videos later this week!

Garrett.d.w 05-02-2013 02:15

Re: Team 3313 Practice Run #2
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBydlon (Post 1227789)
1. "Manual shifting" drive train using Java programming (press button to increase or decrease max drive speed). This will allow us to traverse the field faster but still maintain control. Will take lots of practice but should be worth it.

Fine control on a fast robot like yours is tough. I like the manual shifting idea, though instead of increasing speed, make it decrease speed. It is only my personal preference though (after driving s supershifted robot). Let your driver make that decision.

A trick that I learned for fine control driving practice is to put some cones out and drive in a tight slalom pattern. Extra bragging rights if you can do it while pushing a moving dolly.


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