approach to autonomy

[rbayer]

Originally posted by Mike Soukup
rbayer & nwagers are correct, try to avoid dead reconing whenever possible. Many FLL students figured this our the hard way because robots behave differently as the batteries drain. Motors slow down and you don't go as far in a given time interval as you'd like. So instead use the line, sense boxes using the retro-reflective tape, or use some other sensors. But try to avoid time based (or program loop counting) whenever possible.

Mike

Given our $200 of electronics, I suppose it would be possible to add an rpm counter to your wheels. This would make it possible to be sure of exactly how far you had gone/what speed you were going. It will be a pain to setup in PBASIC unless you can find a sensor that keeps track of total rotations and sends that as its "data".