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Originally Posted by AndrewWinslow
There the problem lies in communication. While running a mockup we noticed that properly coordinating to balance *quickly* requires effective communication, because you don't know how far each robot has to move to balance with each other, and if you do you have to communicate it with the other team.
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Here is how I see it:
1) Bot 1 gets on the bridge
2) Bot 1 tilts the bridge to Bot 2
3) Bot 2 climbs onto the bridge
4) Until Bot 2 is fully on the bridge, Bot 1 does not move unless additional space is needed to permit bot 2 to get onto the bridge.
5) Once bot 2 is on the bridge, it stops.
6) Bot 1 moves away from bot 2
7) when bot 1 gets to the end, it stops
8) bot 2 then moves to the center.
9) if the bridge tips too far, bot 2 moves to the edge.
At some point during steps 6-9, the bridge will balance, and both bots stop moving.
I'm guessing that once the bridge tips to balance, you are done. The double hinge system seems to compensate for a lot of change in the center of gravity when the bots go from tilted to flat (the fulcrum point shifts by 6").