Successful "Y" in autonomous

[Mastonevich]

It is great to hear that many other teams did this. A few thoughts based on comments so far:

1. Doing it in practice and doing it in a match are two very different things. We could do it in practice but when we got to competition the black tape coming out of the "Y" on the field forced us to adjust the sensitivity on the sensors.

2. The straight line is definitely easier so the "Y" is not needed in most instances. I think we will see in the last two weeks and at nationals that the teams who can do the middle (using any method really) will shine.

3. The "Y" was pretty difficult. We found that one has to have enough motor power to overcome initial inertia, but not to much power to make the sensors inoperable. We had to find the correct speed for both straight and cornering to make it work. We also found that a fresh battery makes a huge difference.

I would love to more video of this being done successfully.