Final Design

The group has finally come up with the last design for the competition.

[ Figure 1. Front view ]

[ Figure 2. Front view ]

As shown above, the robot will start the competition with the plow raised up in the air. Once the competition starts, the plow will come down immediately.

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The plow has to be up in the air in order to be qualified for the competition size-wise. The plow is a critical factor of the group's strategy. Because the robot has traded off the speed with power, the robot will not be able to perform the counter-attack very well. However, if the plow gets under the opponent's wheels by trapping the wheels and slightly lifting them up from the ground, it will reduce the opponent's power. This will prevent the situation where the robot has to perform a counter-attack code.

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When pushed to the edge, the robot will sense the danger through the color sensor. A different code, other than the attacking code, will be performed when the black color is sensed. 

The group hasn't finished the algorithm yet. However, the group will be working on the coding during the lab in week 7, and it will be tested.