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Re: Successful "Y" in autonomous

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Originally Posted by The Lucas View Post
I claim that 987, The High Rollers, have the most successful "Y" auto since it hangs 2 tubes. It starts at the Y, uses line trackers to turn at the angle, hangs the first tube. Then it backs up at the same angle grabs partner's tube that is centered on the straight line, and use the straight line to hang the 2nd tube. You can see this unique auto in any of 987's archived Las Vegas matches.
Thanks Lucas! We love the line sensors this year :-) Our 'Y' is now better than our straight line auto which needs some tweaking but probably won't get used again! We even use another type of line sensor for the limit switches in our arm: http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/958