This is where our mechanical sorting comes in. The students will be pushed by the spears, while the hackers will be controlled. SuperWhapDown - sweep whap arms fully inward in order to move the student blocks into the center of our path of travel so that we can drive over them. WhapLiftDown - lower the center lift in order to prepare for the next whap. WhapLiftDrive - place whap arms in positive to collect the next set of blocks.
Bender moves around the board by accurate line following procedures.
Also used to detect intersections. 1 shaft encoder on a dragged measurement wheel used to determine distance driven. Shaft Encoders on the Rear of Bender For the final round, Bender's sensors and wires were shielded physically to prevent them from being knocked out of alignment or snagged. Our robot failed to qualify in Round 1 because of a misaligned sensor. The software development mainly involved developing basic driving and turning procedures, after which we could easily write a strategy based on these simple procedures.