2009 Microsoft Seattle Regional

[dtengineering]

And credit to the FIRSTWA folks for finding a way to cram everyone in. I think we're going to have to do a last minute redesign of our pit area to simplify construction so that we aren't clogging up the narrow passageways any more than necessary on Thursday morning and Saturday afternoon. (edit: EVENING, Saturday EVENING... I hope we're not packing up on Saturday afternoon!)

We spent a couple days over spring break working on our software and should be ready to hit the ground running. We found that our traction control algorithms running on our testbed robot result in approximately twice the pushing force of what we would achieve with wheel spin... and, for what it's worth... we can track the vision targets in our shop. I understand doing it on the field is a slightly more challenging task due to the lighting.

It's going to be hard keeping up with some of the teams who've already got some Portland experience under their belt, let alone the many brilliant rookie teams that I am sure will be making impressive debuts this weekend, but we're looking forward to the chance.

See you Thursday,

Jason

P.S. Reviving the old thread is much better... especially when it is short, sweet, and relevant. It reminds others of the importance of "search before you post".