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Re: If you could Breakaway all over again...
By the end of the season (after IRI end of the season, not after cmp end of season) I was very happy with the robot. Most of the changes I would make involve making already-made changes earlier:
1. Should have had a pincher collector from the beginning, and tuned it during the last few days instead of building a top roller then building/testing the pincher roller after the robot was bagged.
2. I should have implemented the automated ride height modification software at the beginning instead of before IRI. This seriously helped with chassis rock and improved turning. Before that, we had to balance the two, and too much rock leads to carrying penalties while to little leads to difficulty turning.
3. 4-motor hang? With the arm controlling ride height, needing constant power to operate, I wouldn't do this. I think we hung fast enough.
4. Talk to judges better - As a programmer, I always want to win the Innovation in Control award.
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