Forum: Chit-Chat
23-04-2009, 06:51
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,303
Re: AP Classes
AP Calculus BC and AP English Lit.
Those are half the AP classes my school offers (but they're adding more! ...after I graduate). I couldn't take AP Biology or AP American History because of...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
22-04-2009, 16:53
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,129
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Forum: Thanks and/or Congrats
18-04-2009, 23:30
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,188
Re: Thank You NASA 2009
Thank you, NASA, for funding our team for a second year! Your aid was invaluable and has definitely aided in my development... of my nerdiness. Oh, and everything else, too, even socialization. Thank...
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Forum: General Forum
18-04-2009, 21:54
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,558
Re: which is better as a student or mentor....
I don't have the perspective of being a mentor (yet!), but I will share what I can:
The best feeling I've had in my time in FIRST was when I realized that I, as a driver, had had a significant role...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2009, 17:35
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,221
Re: Greatest Moment in my FIRST career
1. Going from 32nd at Buckeye (I think) to the 3rd seeded team at the Pittsburgh regional. We had an amazing time, we were graced by not having technical difficulties, and we loved playing with...
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Forum: General Forum
03-04-2009, 15:12
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Replies: 170
Views: 139,887
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Forum: NI LabVIEW
01-04-2009, 20:39
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,829
Re: EASY traction control?
During our driver tryout period, most of them experienced the same problem, so I switched the traction control from automatically enabled to automatically disabled. It works well for accelerating and...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
29-03-2009, 20:02
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Replies: 118
Views: 8,631
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Forum: Chit-Chat
29-03-2009, 19:06
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Replies: 118
Views: 8,631
Re: That's annoying.
Making mistakes like this. I can do the abstract elements of calculus just fine, and I excel in mathematics (it was my sole calling until I took programming and joined FIRST, which redefined my...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
29-03-2009, 13:55
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,711
Re: Thoughts on easing of tape restrictions
We used duct tape on our electrical board when the plexiglass cracked (not quite shattered) and we had to repair it -- it was supporting the weight of the battery. Replacing that assembly would have...
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Forum: Programming
28-03-2009, 14:06
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Replies: 22
Views: 25,038
Re: C++ Windows Programming?
You might want to look into using GTK (or GTKmm), QT, or WxWidgets. They're GUI libraries that you can use with C++. GTK also has a GUI editor for it you don't want to hard-code EVERYTHING, but you...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
15-03-2009, 12:59
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Replies: 54
Views: 6,059
Re: Pittsburgh Regional
Congratulations to 337 for the Chairman's Award win! We loved playing the one elimination match with you guys -- we wish we had had more, but that's how it goes.
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Forum: Regional Competitions
09-03-2009, 15:30
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Replies: 54
Views: 6,059
Re: Pittsburgh Regional
2603 will be at the Pittsburgh regional -- we look forward to seeing some old faces and meeting many new ones!
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Forum: C/C++
07-03-2009, 07:39
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,321
Re: Traction Control in Autonomous?
How is your code set up for traction control? You may very well be able to take the teleop traction control, put it into a function, and call it separately from both autonomous and teleop.
If you...
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Forum: General Forum
04-03-2009, 17:44
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,475
Re: Which regional are YOU looking forward to?
Pittsburgh.
We get to compete in two regionals this year! ... and it's a chance to recover from our not-so-stellar performance at Buckeye. Hopefully, we won't brick a cRIO, a DS, and a Jag at...
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Forum: Games/Trivia
04-03-2009, 15:39
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,405
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Forum: Chit-Chat
02-03-2009, 14:05
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,634
Re: Do's and Dont's
Don't "just get something driving" without any design phase for a superstructure. It wastes a lot of time when you have to go back and switch to a wide base.
I have this problem with everything --...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
01-03-2009, 19:23
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,275
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Forum: Regional Competitions
28-02-2009, 19:25
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,613
Re: 2009 Buckeye Thoughts...
It was rather hot inside the competition venue, and we all appreciated it when they turned on their robot for us :D
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Forum: Regional Competitions
28-02-2009, 18:28
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,613
Re: 2009 Buckeye Thoughts...
1. cRIOs can and will brick. We got lucky and were within the <1% failure rate.
2. Many teams will be sharing Driver Stations. We also got lucky and were within the minority that were using a shared...
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Forum: Programming
22-02-2009, 23:50
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,430
Re: Do you hate or like labview or want to use c
Or perhaps they understand the point entirely, but they just express it in a poor fashion: LabVIEW is "for noobs" because, as you yourself stated, it is much easier for new programmers to learn than...
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Forum: Programming
22-02-2009, 20:52
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,430
Re: Do you hate or like labview or want to use c
We went with C++ for this year because it is what I was more familiar with, and I was the head programmer -- no one else on the team had familiarity with LabVIEW at all, and a few others had slight...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
22-02-2009, 17:58
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,634
Re: Do's and Dont's
Do let programmers mess around with power tools (do laptops count?) : sometimes they are the best person for the job.
Do trust people even if you don't like them as a person. If they're on the team,...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2009, 15:46
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,415
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Forum: Robot Showcase
22-02-2009, 14:46
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,564
Re: 2423 The KwarQs Picture #2
I contend that the weight difference will make no difference in traction acceleration.
EDIT: True, acceleration is different from traction. However, "good traction" implies an added benefit and,...
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