How do you design a robot that doesn't brownout?

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Originally Posted by Michael Hill

We are budgeting several things, not only cost, but weight, power, and air pressure. I've come up with several states (and will add/remove as necessary to fit next year) as well as what subsystems will be on during those times. (See attachment). I then calculate the total amount of power draw during those times to calculate the voltage drop. I've also thrown in stuff that can tell me if I'm going to pop the main breaker. The model I'm using is somewhat crude and not exact, but it's in the ballpark (I hope). It will tell us if there are any states we should be particularly concerned about, and whether or not we can do things like run the compressor.

Michael,

I like this concept, its a good way to think through a match--particularly in a game like 2015, where the procedures are fairly consistent.

Do you plan to use this to do load-shedding programmatically? Or is the plan more to use it in terms of training your drive team on what actions can occur simultaneously?