pic: Killer Bees 2011 Robot - Buzz XVI

[AlexD744]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

The double ubertube is really impressive thought I wish more teams were trying to do more than just dead reckoning. They give you so much to sense off of, why not use it?

I personally have found "dead reckoning" to be very reliable and must quicker to program. Last year, for example, we were able to score both mid-zones balls every match with "dead reckoning." This year we have already tested scoring on both the top and middle rows with "dead reckoning." It works consistently as long as the robot is lined up the same way every time (It's nice having a programmer on the drive team). Considering the time constraints on testing autonomous, its much faster to get a working auto using this method, at least in my opinion.

Also, I was playing around with the idea of a double tube autonomous before ship, but decided against it. Now that I've seen it work, I think I'm bringing it back to the table. It'll take some doing, but I think I can get it working, if not for Florida, at least for South Carolina. Thank you 33.