Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of SoftwareOverviewControl


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Sep 2, 2017, 5:24:36 PM (8 years ago)
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David Albert
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    11= Robot Control =
    2 FRC robots are controlled by an on-board computer and operate in one of two main modes:
     2FRC robots are controlled by an [http://www.ni.com/en-us/support/model.roborio.html on-board computer] and operate in one of two main modes:
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    44 * ''Teleop ''- Remote control like driving a radio-control (R/C) car
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    77== Teleop Control ==
    8 [[Image(Driver_Station.jpg,25%,nolink,right,margin=20)]] In many ways, a robot in teleop mode is like a giant, sophisticated remote-control car.  When an FRC robot is in Teleop mode, a human driver stands at a Driver Station (see picture to right) and uses a laptop running special software and joysticks or gamepads to control the robot.
     8[[Image(Driver_Station.jpg,25%,nolink,right,margin=20)]] In many ways, a robot in teleop mode is like a big, sophisticated remote-control car.  When an FRC robot is in Teleop mode, a human driver stands at a Driver Station (see picture to right) and uses a laptop running special software and joysticks or gamepads to control the robot.
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    1010The driver station laptop typically displays status information about the robot and can display video streaming from the robot's cameras.  The human driver watches the video and controls the robot using joysticks or a gamepad to remotely drive the robot and operate its mechanisms.  The picture to the right shows a driver station ready to run at a competition.  Teams typically use [https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/3120/m/7882/l/85166-driving-the-robot-with-tank-drive-and-joysticks one or two joysticks] to drive the robot; with two joysticks, one controls the left motors and the other the right motors in an arrangement known as ''tank drive''.  A second human player often operates another joystick or gamepad to control mechanisms (arms, turrets, shooters, etc.) on the robot.