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Dan Waxman Dan Waxman is offline
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Re: In your opinion, what's the best beginners tool to help teams with autonomous?

Small steps I think are essential in building a very effective autonomous. Saying "we want to attack gear position 3" sounds like a very monumental task, but "driving forward 3 feet and stop" and "turning 90 degrees" and "drive forward another 3 feet" don't sound nearly as bad (those distances are entirely made up, but get the point across). This bottom-up approach is really useful for some simpler autonomous routines as you can really focus on some simpler mechanics in great detail and not worry about the bigger picture.

As far as implementation, PID controller and vision are very likely your friends.
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