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[DPRG] I'm a Winner!
Subject: [DPRG] I'm a Winner!
From: DeltaGraph at aol.com
DeltaGraph at aol.com
Date: Mon May 12 08:22:46 CDT 2008
All,
With almost zero time to dedicate to robot building before this contest, but
plenty of time spent in the past, I had fun racing to get something
operational within a few hours before the contest. I have Mark Sims to thank for
finding me an electrical outlet at the outdoor contest. My robot, using fixed
point arithmetic, was scaled for distance = 1/256,000th of an inch which cause a
bit of a problem when asking to drive 100 feet. So I was able to make some
changes last minute that yielded me 2nd Place in challenge #1, wow! That type
of thing has never worked for me in the past.
--
I don't think I could do any better than echo Dale's words of appreciation
for all who contributed to the contests run this weekend.
Eric Sumner finally got us out of the box (with regard to contest courses)
and it worked great. So nice not to have to haul any more than 3 traffic cones
for a contest course! I liked too that I could easily create a 1/2 scale
rendition in my living room with sticky notes (An idea I borrowed from Dale
seeing him with sticky notes at RBNO).
The outdoor contest was great. Many thanks to Ed Okerson for bringing the b
ig canopy which provided much needed shade considering it was un seasonally
hot and humid day.
David Anderson worked harder than anyone on this contest, literally to the
point of heat exhaustion by the end of the day -- spending the entire day in
the sun with only water to drink (he should be beaten for that).
David's passion and dedication to robot building has spurred many of us on
over the years. His tireless efforts, in sharing his knowledge, finding a
venue for this contest, and working this contest are greatly appreciated.
Ron Grant
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