Robot in 3 Days: Team O-RYON

[slhs]

I know this is nearly 2 months old but I was wondering how you coded the launcher to be consistent every time. I have looked at the code that was posted and I cant seem to find any sensor or even a time constant to control the movement. Was it that you guys just had it set to run whenever the joystick button was pressed?

[Xavbro]

Originally Posted by slhs

I know this is nearly 2 months old but I was wondering how you coded the launcher to be consistent every time. I have looked at the code that was posted and I cant seem to find any sensor or even a time constant to control the movement. Was it that you guys just had it set to run whenever the joystick button was pressed?

We don't have any senors or anything making the motors run at a constant speed. We have two buttons, one to bring the launcher back and one to send it forward. The bottom of the mouth acts as a hard stop so that does give us some consistency. Our launcher isn't as consistent as it could be. We decided to leave that up to other teams to figure out.

[lynca]

Originally Posted by slhs

I was wondering how you coded the launcher to be consistent every time. I have looked at the code that was posted and I cant seem to find any sensor or even a time constant to control the movement. Was it that you guys just had it set to run whenever the joystick button was pressed?

The DiscoBots 2587 & Spectrum 3847(this is most of Team O-Ryon) will be at Lone Star Regional to help assist. Come find us and we can help you work through the control of the launcher.

You definitely want to use sensors to control the motor launcher.

Look at Boom Done's motor catapult for tips on what type of sensors you can use.

[slhs]

We would love your help! Thanks!