Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Hey, Here's our robot doing autonomous mode. I believe its in 15 seconds flat (with low battery).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQfmLT1UYpM

Enjoy!
Ethan

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Kudos to your team, Ethan. Its always nice to have the robot done early enough to get a working auton. Nice looking robot, best of luck!

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Thanks, Dan. Good luck to your team as well!

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Looks great!

Does the robot follow the line, or is it just programmed to go foward?

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

It follows the line.

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Will the speed increase with a full battery or is that the programmed speed?

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

I'll have to let you know tomorrow. But it definitely makes it because we did it with the practices timer built into the driver station to make sure it does it in the alloted time.

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

The drive speed is like 20%, we can speed that up as well.

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

I would say attempt to speed it up, after hanging the tube make your robot spin, approach center of the field but not close enough to accidentally cross the line if something goes wrong, and prepare for teleop.

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Thats a good idea, thanks!

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one way to speed it up would be to lift and drive at the same time. Your lift is the limiting factor. So if you can take away some of its impact on the time, you'll shave off quite a bit.

I'm seeing 6 seconds forward, 7 seconds lift ...
Do them together and you shave 6 seconds off your total time.

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Yeah, I thought of that, I'm not sure what my team will think of that though, they really don't like the idea of it lifting while moving in autonomous mode.

Ethan

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

Yeah my autonomous is not for the faint of heart... then again I'm running at about 6 seconds right now. It's pretty terrifying to watch if you're not expecting it. :D

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I think I feel safe the way it is and that there is no need for it to finish it in 2 seconds haha.

Re: Team 3637 Autonomous Run
 

haha... naw there isn't... unless you want the mythical double cap...