What Are You Doing During Autonomous Period?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

I think we are just going to spin for 15 seconds, compressing air during that time... We cant track the ball and our kicker isnt even accurate, we are just bombing it toward the goal...

You shouldn't need to track the ball. It starts exactly where you put it every match.

You are also allowed to precharge your pneumatics, so you shouldn't need to use auto mode to do that.

What my team WAS going to do in auto was to have several modes with an adjustable 0-15 series of switches for delay. Then we got the kicker working an hour before we had to crate, and we still lack a posession mechanism. So... probably just 3 autos, "kick em forward".

[GGCO]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

You shouldn't need to track the ball. It starts exactly where you put it every match.

You are also allowed to precharge your pneumatics, so you shouldn't need to use auto mode to do that.

What my team WAS going to do in auto was to have several modes with an adjustable 0-15 series of switches for delay. Then we got the kicker working an hour before we had to crate, and we still lack a posession mechanism. So... probably just 3 autos, "kick em forward".

Rule please?

[Radical Pi]

Originally Posted by GGCO

Rule please?

<G09> BALL Starting Positions – Prior to the MATCH, each ALLIANCE is provided with six BALLS to be placed on the FIELD.

Lots of people have been confused on this one. It says the ALLIANCE places the balls

<R75> *snip*The compressor may be mounted on the ROBOT, or it may be left off the ROBOT and used to pre-charge compressed air in the storage tanks prior to bringing the ROBOT onto the FIELD. Off-board compressors must be controlled and powered by the ROBOT.

Basically, you can use another compressor as long as it is powered and controlled by the robot while off the field

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Radical Pi

<R75> *snip*The compressor may be mounted on the ROBOT, or it may be left off the ROBOT and used to pre-charge compressed air in the storage tanks prior to bringing the ROBOT onto the FIELD. Off-board compressors must be controlled and powered by the ROBOT.

Basically, you can use another compressor as long as it is powered and controlled by the robot while off the field

It was also my understanding that there is no rule requiring your pneumatic system to begin a match at 0 PSI, even if you have an onboard compressor... I'll find the rule in a minute.

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

It was also my understanding that there is no rule requiring your pneumatic system to begin a match at 0 PSI, even if you have an onboard compressor... I'll find the rule in a minute.

<R01-B> allows for 120 PSI stored at the start of the match in up to 4 Clippard tanks.

<R01> Energy used by FRC ROBOTS, (i.e., stored at the start of a MATCH), shall come only from the following sources:
A. Electrical energy derived from the onboard 12V battery (see Rule <R40> for specifications and further details).
B. Compressed air stored in the pneumatic system, stored at a maximum pressure of 120 PSI in no more than four Clippard Instruments tanks. Extraneous lengths of pneumatic tubing shall not be used to increase the storage capacity of the air storage system.
C. A change in the altitude of the ROBOT center of gravity.
D. Storage achieved by deformation of ROBOT parts.

Emphasis mine