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I definitely feel that external timers would be a step up from loop counting. We are loop counters and we got our code working fairly well (for our treads and the carpets in our test arena). Then I noticed that we did not have code to turn on the air compressor in our auto-code. Our other programmer copied it in from his human player code and then EVERYTHING messed up. The new lines of code were executed every loop and altered the timing.
My second reason for feeling this way is because the arena surfaces and the traction/tension of our track drive system are all variables that are not measured in code. I think one of the greatest equalizers would be a tool that would measure the rotations of wheels or gears in the drive train. Knowing how far you have traveled in wheel rotations is a far cry better than knowing how long you have been heating a wire!
Oakton, congratulations on your success in coding it out!
Eric
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