Autonomous end game

[LordTalps]

I'd love to see this, it seems like a barrel of fun.

[Otaku]

Originally Posted by Tt321b

This is a very interesting topic. I would like to see more autonomous but there are a few problems that could come up when at the end of the game.
1) Doesn't the RC need to be reset to re-engage autonomous mode?
2) How would the RC differentiate between the beginning autonomous and ending autonomous?
3) You wouldn't see any last second efforts to race back to your side of the field and jump on a ramp like in the last two years

1) As far as I know... No. Autonomous is dictated by the IFI Field Control. When the Field is set to Auton, the bots are on Auton.

2) The code has 3 modes at the moment -- "Initiate", which is a sort of "pre-auton, start up the camera/etc" mode, then "Auton", which is activated by field control, then "Teleoperated", which is also activated by field control. To differentiate between another auton mode and the first one, add another mode and call it "auton2" or "autonend", etc.

3) Perhaps next year's game won't involve ramps. Dave's already mentioned Tangential Quadrilaterals, so I wouldn't be suprised if we get a major change in the game for '08.