FTC The Challenge - Start Simple and Build 20221108

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Lab 5: Start with a Simple Strategy

Why

Start with something simple that meets a simple core goal.

  • It helps build confidence.
  • It helps uncover misunderstanding
  • It gets your foot in the door - you have something the sell.

References - 2022 - 2023 FIRST Tech Challenge

Strategy: Explore Potential Low-lying Fruit in Autonomous

A Simple Move Forward

Playing Field

  • See Section 4.2.1 Fielc Illustration on Page 7 PlayingField.png

Scoring

  • Credit: John Delacy and Gavin Ford of the Benson FTC187 team.
  • See Part 2 of the Game Manual
  • 20 points 1/3 of the time.
  • (Select images to enlarge it.)
  • "Signal: Robot Parked only on the two Tiles that corresponds to the team supplied Signal Sleeve image" (Detecting the cone pattern adds some difficulty but takes the randomness away.)
  • See section 4.6: Scoring Summary, page 28. AutonomousScoring.png

Game Field Locations

  • Move the robot from "Tile A2" to "Location 2"
  • See appendix E - Randomization - Diagram E-3 - p 46 SignalZoneLocations.png

Gameplay

  • See section 4.4.2: Autonomous Period Game Play
  • On page 16, see 3) b) SignalBonus3b.png