Where will you go during autonomous?

[KrazyCarl92]

I predict that most of the best teams will end autonomous in the neutral zone.

[wjd13]

Originally Posted by KrazyCarl92

I predict that most of the best teams will end autonomous in the neutral zone.

Will you still get the auto points for crossing a defense if you end the auto period in the neutral zone? Are the points "assessed" once your robot clears the defense, and they stay even if you return to the neutral zone?

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

As spybot, drive 3/4 across the defense, wait 2 seconds, back out and clear the defense, shoot high, (optional) drive to the low bar, cross twice.

Originally Posted by wjd13

I'm pretty sure you won't get any points for "crossing twice", see the top of page 31 of the game manual. Once you've crossed any defense in auto, crossing any other times doesn't earn any other points or weaken any other defenses.

Sorry that wasn't clear: twice means once going from the courtyard to the neutral zone (non-scoring) and once going back into the courtyard (scoring). I should have said traverse it twice.

[Hitchhiker 42]

We are probably going to cross a defense (any one we can to be flexible) and shoot a high goal. If we make it, yay!, if we don't, we can pick it up in tele-op and shoot again. Vision definetly

[Kevin Leonard]

Originally Posted by KrazyCarl92

I predict that most of the best teams will end autonomous in the neutral zone.

I predict most teams will end autonomous in the neutral zone- whether that's intentional or not!

[Robomarfa]

I'm hoping for a repeat of our Rookie Recycle Rush first practice match where we mistakenly programmed in 15 seconds of full speed into autonomous and proceeded to launch off the scoring platform and lay waste to the landfill. And the carpet. Totes everywhere!

[Wayne TenBrink]

We plan to go to Standish and West Michigan for our autonomous. If it works out, we might go to Michigan State Championship with it.

[cad321]

Were planning on having upwards of 20 different auto routines we can cycle through on the fly. They will allow us to tackle category A and B along with the lowbar and spybot. From there we can choose which of the 2 low goals we are aiming for.

This will hopefully allow us to never have to worry about if our partners need a certain category of defense, or worry about what goals they're going for.

[Tom Line]

We're planning on the old auto standby of spinning in place. It's a oldie but a goodie.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

We're planning on the old auto standby of spinning in place. It's a oldie but a goodie.

Hey, it worked in Lunacy

[Joseph Smith]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

We're planning on the old auto standby of spinning in place. It's a oldie but a goodie.

I seem to remember that happening during our very first attempt at autonomous back in 2011... Until now I thought that was an accident

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

has anyone considered a 2 ball autonomous starting as spybot? Just got the drive base to do the path and it seems like a good option

[Boltman]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

has anyone considered a 2 ball autonomous starting as spybot? Just got the drive base to do the path and it seems like a good option

Yes, one of our key design choices along with scaling, HG/LG and crossings. Hope we pull it off.

[Cole_D]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

has anyone considered a 2 ball autonomous starting as spybot? Just got the drive base to do the path and it seems like a good option

You can never have more than one ball (nor can you be loaded with more than one at the start), so unless you're talking about shooting the ball, moving into the neutral zone, sucking up a ball from the midline (w/out breaking the plane of the midline) then crossing a defense, and shooting again, your strategy isn't really allowed.

And if that is what you're talking about, I'm not certain that it's doable in under 15 seconds.

[MrJohnston]

Originally Posted by Cole_D

You can never have more than one ball (nor can you be loaded with more than one at the start), so unless you're talking about shooting the ball, moving into the neutral zone, sucking up a ball from the midline (w/out breaking the plane of the midline) then crossing a defense, and shooting again, your strategy isn't really allowed.

And if that is what you're talking about, I'm not certain that it's doable in under 15 seconds.

I believe the timing is doable, if you specifically design your robot to accomplish the task. The risk is having a small miscalculation or misjudgment based on the slight variations on the field from venue to venue or in the (often unpredictable) actions of your alliance members during autonomous play. What makes this trickier than the three-tote autonomous routine last year is that the price of an error is a foul... In other words, you have to really have it dialed in before its worth trying.