What to do with autonomous

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Cory

That is true, however, the problem we saw wasnt the sensors, it was that if you wanted to run the robot at a speed significant enough to get anywhere quickly, you would overrun the line, and never be able to get back, although now that I think about it, since the line is far straighter, you might be able to get it to work well.

You're right, the problem wasn't the sensors, it was the RC. It could only read the sensors 38 times a second. If you robot moved off the line in 1/38 of a second, you were hosed. This year however, you can read the sensors much much faster. You still have the problem of momentum, but the task has become much easier.