Hybrid mode?

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Ummm...
That just opened up a whole new can of worms.

I suddenly feel overwhelmed this year just from that one simple post. lol

I guess that's because I don't have an "electrical background" per-say, but up until that point I was semi-confident of my robotics knowledge being involved with this program for what is my 8th year this year.

With that said, I won't ask you specifically Dave even though you seem to have some inside knowledge on the issue, but more towards the CD community...

What are some other forms of remote communication (AKA: Signaling device) we are allowed by the rules to use this year other than IR types?

Did everyone completely ignore the five-minute long demonstration during the kick-off broadcast??? Three fully functional, rules-compliant, effective methods for communicating with the robots were put right in front of you. And they are far from the only ways to accomplish the task. IR is certainly not the only way to utilize the ability to have the Robocoach send signals. You just have to think about the alternatives.

-dave


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[Torboticsmember]

I was wondering for the commands, could they be like
press button 3 and the robot stops, moves an arm up, and opens a "claw" mechanism, then moves forward.
so there are multiple actions on one button or is that illegal

[Justin M.]

Originally Posted by Torboticsmember

I was wondering for the commands, could they be like
press button 3 and the robot stops, moves an arm up, and opens a "claw" mechanism, then moves forward.
so there are multiple actions on one button or is that illegal

To my understanding, yes, that is legal. You are allowed to communicate no more than 4 actions to the robot. I don't see why you can have 3 done by one channel, but that only leaves you with one action left.

You should make each channel do one task to make things easier, but if you technically have no more than 4 tasks done by the same channel, that appears to be legal.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Justin M.

To my understanding, yes, that is legal. You are allowed to communicate no more than 4 actions to the robot. I don't see why you can have 3 done by one channel, but that only leaves you with one action left.

You should make each channel do one task to make things easier, but if you technically have no more than 4 tasks done by the same channel, that appears to be legal.

If you go by the "Mars rover" analogy, you have three left. As long as you say what the actions or sequences thereof are, you have no problem.

Now, you could make a case both ways. Or you could ask Q&A if one "action" can be a series of actions triggered by one command sent by one button push or whatever you use.

[tails9889]

umm... in hybrid mode the robot is controlled by the robocoach... so can the robocoach signal the robot to go clockwise in hybrid mode

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by tails9889

umm... in hybrid mode the robot is controlled by the robocoach... so can the robocoach signal the robot to go clockwise in hybrid mode

As long as the robocoach doesn't mind suffering the wrath of the alliance partners when the 10-point penalties start accumulating.

[Hydra]

So does anyone know what frequency of the remote we will be using? And what about the code for programming?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Hydra

So does anyone know what frequency of the remote we will be using? And what about the code for programming?

Pick your own remote. Write your own code. Ask for help if you need it.