View Single Post
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-03-2010, 08:43
Siri's Avatar
Siri Siri is offline
Dare greatly
AKA: 1640 coach 2010-2014
no team (Refs & RIs)
Team Role: Coach
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 1,613
Siri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond reputeSiri has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via ICQ to Siri
Re: What Type of Robot Are You?

As of our second regional in Philadelphia (we still had some programming kinks at FLR):
Far Zone: Above Average
With a 4-wheel independent, continuous-turn pivot drive, I have yet to find anyone who can completely outmaneuver us (just ask champions 341 the one team they were worried about) and only a few who can out-push us, though one or two make it difficult on either front. We might flip you in the process too, depends on your CG. We can also virtually starve the alliance of balls by kicking into the middle and sometimes home zones--we've even scored from far before.

Middle Zone: Average with a little Above-Average
We're pretty successful clearing balls into the home zone, though we don't score really consistently. We can still push around and outmaneuver (possibly flip depending) robots from here, but we don't hang and we're not loopers. We need a little practice in this area as far as consistently clearing the bump and scoring, but all in all we're good at moving the balls.

Home Zone: Above Average
We can't always pull balls away from walls/corners, but other than that, if it's in the zone it'll end up in the goal. We can out maneuver/push virtually all defense, though sometimes we lose the ball doing it, which delays us some. We can herd and kick, scoring at least 3 and often more like 5 per match from this zone.

We can easily go over the bump: through 2 regionals we've only once had any trouble at all, and that was mechanical. We're also fine through the tunnel as alignment's easy with the pivot drive--we were actually the first to do so at our first regional.
Scoring in autonomous is still down to luck, but we hope to prefect that for the off-season. We can clear from the far and mid zones usually, and at least get the home zone ball closer to the goal so we can pick it up in teleop.
__________________
Reply With Quote