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Unread 03-13-2016, 09:58 PM
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Re: Banging the driver station

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Originally Posted by bdaroz View Post
Let me ask a rookie team question....

Our autonomous is strictly time/heading based as we only have the FC Round 2 Gyro to use. We've timed our bot over distances to get an approximate ft/s speed and use that to run our auto.

Given that we have to add a "fudge-factor" to get over some obstacles, how do you suggest we accomplish breeching and guaranteeing we don't hit the tower wall? (And no, we don't have the money for an IMU - I tried.)

(FYI - we won't be able to test any of our autos until Thursday this week, robot got bagged before we could.)
Use a second gyro if possible and tilt it on its side to measure if you are flat. Or use the accelerometer. Or ultrasonic sensors to measure the barriers between defenses. There are many ways to do this with many different sensors.
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