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  • Admin
    Thomas J Coyle III May 29, 2013 at 4:59am
    Hi All,
     
    Tridge, our ArduRover2 programmer, and I have been analyzing the AVC waypoint files for the placement of obstacle on the vehicle course and have found that they are not consistent with the picture of the parking lot showing the placement of the barrels, hoop, and ramp.
    We decided to go with the waypoint files to define the placement of the obstacles on the vehicle course in the parking lot and have built our rover waypoint course based on those files.
    We have found other analyses of the vehicle course obstacle placement on the web and they more or less agree with our analysis of the obstacle placement.
     
    Regards,
    TCIII
  • Admin
    Thomas J Coyle III May 19, 2013 at 12:31pm

    Hi All,

    Here is a video of my Slash rover making the Sparkfun AVC required 8" ramp jump.

    Regards,

    TCIII

  • Bot Thoughts May 11, 2013 at 4:59pm

    I sent my entry video to avc@sparkfun.com on May 8, but never got a confirmation that they received it. Did anyone else get a confirmation back from Sparkfun??

    I knew it couldn't possibly go smoothly. Something had to go wrong. I just got another reminder email today claiming I hadn't verified my robot entry. What the...?!?!  I sent two emails and left a voicemail with SFE customer service.


    So, I'll probably be dropped from the competition because all my communications were lost in the ether... whee.

  • Bot Thoughts March 19, 2013 at 3:18pm

    Great idea!

    The rule and venue changes stir things up quite a bit. Since all runs count this year, consistency is crucial. Bonuses cannot be made up for at average speeds around 5m/s. So enough navigation precision/accuracy to consistently earn bonuses (hoop and ramp) is also crucial. Speed has diminishing returns above a certain point. So I would submit that consistency, reliability, and precise navigation are more important than speed increases. I'd rather run perfectly every time at 5m/s than inconsistently at 8 or even 10.

    Looking forward to the discussions.

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