Forum: General Forum
15-07-2015, 18:07
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Views: 1,632
Self-Driving Vehicle by FIRST alumni
http://vardenlabs.com/img/golf_cart_headshot_chief.jpg (https://goo.gl/faZvOA)
Recently, I got a chance to be a part of something really cool that would never have been possible without my...
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Forum: Programming
03-06-2015, 22:15
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,450
Re: Enable PWM outputs immediately on RoboRIO
I am using it to interface a computer to motors and sensors in order to control an autonomous golf cart. The goal is to write a C++ ROS package which resides on the RoboRIO and immediately connects...
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Forum: Programming
03-06-2015, 21:58
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,450
Enable PWM outputs immediately on RoboRIO
I'm using a RoboRIO to build a summer project and I want to have code that starts running (and controlling PWM outputs) immediately on startup. How can I achieve that?
Or barring that, where can I...
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Forum: Programming
11-05-2015, 22:21
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,801
Re: Robot Operating System on RoboRIO
FYI we don't intend to use ROS for FRC. A friend and I are using it for an autonomous vehicle we're building with our university this summer. We just wanted to re-use the RoboRIO as it is a system we...
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Forum: Programming
11-05-2015, 16:03
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,801
Robot Operating System on RoboRIO
Does anyone have any experience running ROS (Robot Operating System by Stanford's AI Lab) on a RoboRIO? Supposedly it can run on any linux computer, and it is often run on a Raspberry Pi, so I...
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Forum: General Forum
09-04-2015, 16:03
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Replies: 739
Views: 121,038
Re: Future First Championship News
My thoughts exactly, Jared, thank you for putting them so eloquently. I've been a FIRST fanatic (both as student and mentor) for 7 years now, and I suddenly have no interest in returning for the 2017...
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Forum: General Forum
20-03-2015, 19:50
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Replies: 37
Views: 7,585
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Forum: General Forum
04-03-2015, 17:20
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,641
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
22-11-2014, 20:17
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,440
Re: Middle School Mindstorms Class Help
I haven't ever used an arduino to control a Tetrix kit, but I have used the mindstorms and I know that it is very well integrated because that is the official set up used in FTC. RobotC for...
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
20-11-2014, 13:54
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,440
Re: Middle School Mindstorms Class Help
I just finished a Mindstorms class, albeit with younger students, and I found that using robot sumo as a final activity really engaged the kids and gave to possibility for both simple solutions and...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-10-2014, 15:21
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Replies: 29
Views: 9,920
Re: paper: Drivetrain Acceleration Model
Thank you so much for making this. You're my go-to resource for FRC physics and the community wouldn't be the same without you.
On line 84 voltage drop is calculated, but you don't ever seem to...
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Forum: Programming
30-04-2014, 17:24
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Replies: 86
Views: 16,444
Re: RoboRio
Are there any recordings of some of these conferences? I'd love to learn more about the roboRIO.
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Forum: General Forum
08-04-2014, 12:59
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Replies: 65
Views: 14,053
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Forum: General Forum
25-03-2014, 17:49
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Replies: 55
Views: 11,346
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-03-2014, 20:40
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Replies: 42
Views: 13,964
Re: pic: Team 971 Presents: Mammoth
Wow that is really sweet design. The whole time I was watching the video I was like "this robot has an uncanny ability to center the ball". I had to read the comments to find out why :P, I can see...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
30-01-2014, 21:03
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,544
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Forum: Off-Season Events
21-10-2013, 09:51
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,024
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Forum: General Forum
04-10-2013, 07:06
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Replies: 35
Views: 7,042
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Forum: General Forum
30-08-2013, 00:32
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Replies: 46
Views: 7,547
Re: Best Theoretical Alliance
67 will probably not FCS unless you're dedicating one of your cyclers to defending them and even then they still suffer from defence. I don't know why everyone keeps pretending they can factor that...
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Forum: General Forum
28-08-2013, 14:25
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Replies: 46
Views: 7,547
Re: Best Theoretical Alliance
2056 is getting undervalued in these rankings. In fact, the numbers suggest that 2056 is the best floor pick up of all. From Ed Law's spreadsheet:
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Forum: General Forum
31-07-2013, 14:44
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,476
Re: IRI Live Coverage
If the broadcast just included eliminations (which I think is the best plan) then while you might be able to get some time back during quarter finals. During semi's and finals the match reset time is...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-07-2013, 10:59
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,847
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
04-07-2013, 01:38
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,659
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Forum: Off-Season Events
11-06-2013, 12:42
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Replies: 122
Views: 38,031
Re: IRI Rules and Team Invitation List
I'm always amazed by how one little off-season in an Indiana highschool manages to attract almost all the best teams in the world.
Who do you think the most notable missing teams are? I'd say 1986,...
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Forum: General Forum
10-06-2013, 01:22
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,284
Re: 1114 Inspired Chasis
You would need some good sheet metal breaks to be able produce all the bends on the side plates with them being so close together.
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