At the previous meeting, we discovered that one small metal channel on the robot sticks down too far and causes problems when going down the ramp. (It actually made a divot in the floor mat!) We worked on filing it down, for lack of a better tool.
While others worked on that and tinkered with the partially-functioning 3D printer the AEA let us borrow, I continued working on the autonomous routine. It now does an excellent job of knocking down the kickstand in Position 3 thanks to better tuning of the turn time. I also started using the nicer HiTechnic IR Seeker 1200 drivers, so I can gain even deeper insight into the IR topology and make positional decisions based on that.
The program now checks whether the IR is in place for Position 3 before blindly going ahead and ramming a pole that might be there or might be a wall. I also added pathing and detection for Position 2. Unfortunately, the IR sensor occasionally produces the same value for Positions 3 and 2 from where I'm testing, so I may need to locate another testing spot. Both paths have been tested and work excellently. All that's left is to add pathing and detection for Position 1 and maybe rework the IR checking.
On Thursday, the good builders will both be there, so we can actually add hardware to the robot.
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