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One of the most unique aspects of our robot this year is its unique control structure. Building off of previous innovations in our programming language, we are coming to the field this year with a control structure that will make playing the game easier for our robot. For instance, our robot is programmed to run an ovular track during the hybrid mode. Of course, there often are different bumps and other unexpected changes to the robot's path. However, our control structure will use different sensors to ensure our robot stays on track: two encoders, one gyroscope, and four ultrasonic sensors working in unison. It also carries an adaptive cruise control that will hold a preset speed but carries fail-safes using the ultrasonic sensors to prevent hard collisions.
This year we have an awesome material selection. Since, we bent all of our own tubing we saved lots of money this year. Our tubing it light in weight, but very strong. This will help keep our center of gravity low, so that we can move around the track faster. We have also used our plasma cutter and FDM to make parts for our robots. Anywhere from resizing a part to making new parts from the sheet metal we have the sources. These resources have really kept our cost down this year and will not effect the function of our robot. So this year's robot should be just as good, if not better from pervious robots.
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