We are new and will be first time participants in a tournament in November. Reading over the rules and helping the team prepare, they are asking if they can reset their robot, and when putting it back into the legal starting position, pick a different autonomous program to run? Example, run program 1 for driver, program 2 for auto’s first stack of pins, reset, run program 3 for auto’s next set of pins, etc.
The rules in this section mention that students can reset or adjust and includes pressing buttons on the robot brain and sensors.
Is their strategy legal in this case to change programs for different autonomous events after each restart request?
Thank you for the help!
It’s a good idea to use the same code. Slot 1 for Driver and 2 for Auto.
You can use bumpers and brain buttons to run different stacks of code.
Hi!
During skills the robot can be picked up and placed back into a legal starting position. Any scoring object the robot is possessing must be removed. Then buttons on the robot can be pressed.
In our experience we have 1 program in its own slot for driving and a separate program in its own slot for autonomous. Usually within autonomous different sub routines are set up to be run by triggering sensors, not having to select a different slot on the brain.
In vexcode, there is a thing at the top that allows you to select a slot. You can select slot one for one code, slot two for another, etc. On the brain you can pick which one to use.
Hi yes it is legal to reset the robot and change programs during autonomous matches as long as the robot is reset to a legal starting position and any game elements that the robot had possession of are removed from the field to be reintroduced through the loading station.
Yes. You obviously don’t get a preload pin every time the team resets, but otherwise just be in a legal starting position and don’t use the controller at any time and your team is fine. Our team has “auton 1” and “2” with plans for additional code programs if the kids are willing.
According to (RSC1) part (a) number (i.) it specifically states:
Drive Team Members may reset or adjust the Robot as desired from this position, including pressing buttons on the Robot Brain or activating sensors.
In other words, yes, you are allowed to change programs mid-auton match.
Thank you for the clarification as well as the ideas to use various buttons to run sub routines.
I will coach these ideas and allow the students to develop their own game plan and how they will execute, either using sub routines or using various programs based on the scenario, they are trying to achieve
