[EricH]

Originally Posted by kylelanman

Do you mind telling me what kind of sensors you had in mind. I was planning on relying solely on a timing routine and hoping that we don't get hit by another robot that would mess us up but sensors would be great. I was thinking ultrasonic but I kinda thought that the range wouldn't be high enough to sense sides of the track and what not.

You choose. I'm not a programmer, but when I program, my weapon of choice is an RCX rotation sensor...

Encoders or infinite-turn pots in the drive would probably work, as would ultrasonic, light sensor, timer... Choose your method.