Robot moves Autonomously!

What we did today:

We got our robot to move autonomously today. Lindsey worked on code to move the arm up and have the robot move forward to flip one of the flags. We measured how far the bot had to go in order to flip the flag and how long to keep the motors on to get the arm in the right position. We ended up getting all the timing and positions right, the only thing we need to do now is test it.

Next steps...

• To test it, we will build the flag poles and put it in our arena to test exact spacing
• We will also make the arm base more sturdy because it keeps shaking every time it moves
• We will practice flipping coins in a timely matter to maximize points
• We will add the code to the "autonomous template" and test it with the extra attachment

Pictures, code, etc.

This is our autonomous code that is not in the "autonomous code template" yet. We did it in its own file to test it with out getting the extra attachment.

Resources for other VEX robots:

We used this to find how long we needed out robot to be on and how far it needed to go. It gives all field specifications and was very helpful: 

Arena measurements