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Re: 2005 RadioShack Innovation In Control Award--What Won?

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Originally Posted by Lisa Perez
Our drive system worked in a non-linear (I believe it was quadratic) function when the controls were manipulated so that the robot would not begin with quite as much speed.
Our drive system also worked in a non-linear way, using a step function and quadratics. However, I thought that was fairly typical.

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Originally Posted by Lisa Perez
Also, we had a learn-and-read function, which allowed us to ... in essence, replay it.
The learn and read function is pretty cool. I can't remember exactly which team it was, but last year the winner of the Control Award at the Pacific Northwest competition did just that.