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Originally Posted by proegssilb
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Remember that blind spot on the opposite side of the field? I think only the drivers have the right to say how much good driving helps or doesn't help. I'll agree with anyone who says good driving helps, but I have to disagree with those who say it is the only thing you need, unless that person happens to be a driver, preferably one who has driven both penalty-free matches and G22-penalty matches.
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I fit the criteria. I've driven in both kinds of matches, mostly the former, and I have to say even the best driver is going to make mistakes. I didn't keep track, but I believe I have four G22 penalties. Only one was intentional, and that was to try to get our partners unstuck from the overpass. I personally wish the rule was changed so that your entire robot had to pass back over the line to count as a G22, or maybe you had to be over the line for 3 seconds or so for it to count, something like that. But like I said in another post, we play their game, not ours. Ultimately, however we feel about the rules, we still have to follow them.
That said, I think making a mechanical solution to a driver problem is perfectly acceptable. It would be well within the rules, and would simply be using ingenuity to solve a genuine problem. Rules like this can simply be another hurdle(no pun intended) to overcome.
But how is this for a solution? Put a color sensor on the back of your robot. Once it has determined you've passed the line it won't let the robot move backwards until it's moved forward somewhat.