Practice
Practice
In the last section, you learned about the Driver Control Program, and selecting a joystick configuration to drive your robot. Now you are going to apply what you have learned to experiment with different driver control configurations to drive around an obstacle in the quickest time.
Watch the video below to see how you can apply what you have learned to complete the Drive Around an Obstacle practice activity.
Now it's you're turn to complete the Drive Around an Obstacle practice activity!
Watch this animation to see the path your robot should take to complete the Drive Around an Obstacle practice activity.
Follow the steps in this document to learn more about how to complete this activity. Google / .docx / .pdf
As you complete the Drive Around an Obstacle practice activity, document your findings in your engineering notebook. Think about which driver configuration you prefer, and why, as you record these findings.
View this image for an example of how you can record your results.
Now that you have completed the practice activity and chosen your preferred configuration, it is time to practice for the Figure Eight Challenge.
Prepare for the Challenge
In Compete (on the next page), you will drive your robot in a figure eight around two obstacles, and the driver with the fastest time will win. Learn how to compete in the challenge, check your understanding, then practice for the challenge.
Check Your Understanding
Before beginning to play the challenge, ensure that you understand the rules and setup of the challenge by answering the questions in the document below in your engineering notebook.
Check Your Understanding questions Google / .docx / .pdf
After completing the questions, try practicing the challenge.
Select Next > to compete in the challenge.