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Unread 08-12-2011, 21:31
Andrew Lawrence
 
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Re: Good vs. Great Drive Teams

While I say over 70% of the robot performance is driver skill, I say about the other 30% is about robot design. While more advanced robots won't make the drivers better, they will surely allow for easier control and less needed input from the drivers.

For example, imagine driving one of the advanced 2009 robots without the carious traction control algorithms teams programmed. Or if your team used vision to track the targets on top of the goals for targeted shots in 2010, it would be a lot easier to have your robot use its sensors to align itself, and use the distance away from the target to change the kicking power to ensure that every time you press the fire button, you get a for sure shot in the goal.

Smarter robots make a more fluid driving experience and make your robot, overall, more effective.