Kronos - General Considerations

General Considerations

Just remember these...

KISS = Keep it simple stupid - D (See the Dwight GIF)
- More Simple = Easier to assemble & code
- More Moving Parts = More areas for breakage
- Simplicity is relative: If a team is knowledgeable, they can handle more complex tasks.

You're gona see a lot of the office here...

Low Center of Gravity (CG) = better
- You don't want to be the team that tipped over...
- Heavy things (like batteries & motors) towards the bottom
- Steel belly pan works too (instead of aluminum)
- Climbing / Hanging will change robot's CG

CG before steel bellypan

CG after steel bellypan (way lower)

Drivetrain is King
- If your robot cant reliably move around, it's useless
- Have a reliable odometry system, localization is crucial
- I'll talk more about odometry later TODO ADD

Trust it worked in CAD... (My FRC Team btw)

Localization Example

Autonomous (auto) Domination:
- Autonomous is first 30s of a match controlled by the robot
- Dominate auto, you'll likely win the match
- Some teams design robot completely around auto
- Always think about the field for auto
  - Where are game elements? Where do I need to score?
  - How fast should I score? Will my teamate be in my way?

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