Galileo Division 2008

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Guy Davidson

From reading Travis Hoffman's posts about defense, I'd be willing to wager that 48 play some D as well.

That is one of but many options for us.

Our improvement in OPR at Buckeye was due to pure speed lapping. We put up 8-9 if focusing solely on that strategy. Our driver is adept at navigating through traffic with ease. I would presume other strategies may take precedence in Galileo. Depends on the situation.

We were considering switching to trackball defense in later elimination rounds had we advanced but never had the need or opportunity to play it.

We can knock reliably, repeatably, and backwards if needed, without penalty.

Our current hybrid can get 3 lines with no sensor feedback at 65% full speed setting; however, gyros are really useful devices, I've recently found. Driving straight in auton regardless of mechanical drivetrain bias is kinda a useful feature. Makes you want to take more liberties with the robot's speed in hybrid.

And it's amazing what an RS-540 motor, some surgical tubing, (and some really ugly but solid welding) can do to refresh the usefulness of a mechanism....

Galileo should be a fun time! We're flexible enough to play any strategy with anyone at any time. I can't wait for the myriad combinations of great partners and opponents we will face. Good luck to all competitors!