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Re: Autonomous Impressions

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Originally Posted by Mike Shaul
As an electrical/software mentor I LOVE autonomous!!

The camera has been an interesting adventure. A lot of teams seem to have gotten the camera to work, but I think the number of teams with highly optimized search/lock is limited. I do like the fact that autonomous is a large advantage, it has encouraged more used of the light/camera and they've done a great job of improving the camera performance (but it is still challenging for teams that want continuous improvement/perfection).

I definitely wish autonomous mode was longer, but with the game this year it makes sense, the real challenge is the time limit (and handling defense), since the camera performance is better.
Agreed. Most of my time was spent optimizing the search cycle and the control loop for alignment........including the color range, the feedback loop, and the servo control loop and search code.

The time limit really is the hardest challenge this year.
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