Programming Master Task List

Note: These are not in any order currently!!

Task	Assigned To	Description	Status
Magnetic potentiometers	???	This is a new sensor we will be using this year. Currently planned for the kicker. Need to learn how to use/control them.	.
Design Camera class	Calvin and Justin	Based on what we've learned in the Vision example, design the interface for a "ThunderCam" class. It should allow the caller to do at least these things: Get left/right angle from straight ahead that the target is "seen" at (enabling caller to instruct ThunderDrive to turn the robot an appropriate amount), capture the image for sending to dashboard. Not required things, but ideas we've talked about: having it pan/tilt around to look for target, having pan/tilt lock to "straight ahead" for use by driver as "what the robot sees", select target -- look for ball or look for goal.	.
Refine autonomous	Justin, Candido, Calvin	Break down the autonomous strategies into smaller "on field" moves, and identify what "moves" are used in multiple autonomous strategies. Identifying these will let you break the autonomous code into reusable functions and smaller, more easily debugged steps. Candido started this already (on wiki) - continue it. Once you get done, start writing some function prototypes for the most useful functions.	.
Dashboard implementation, Drivers side	Alex	Continue work on the LabVIEW dashboard. Number one priority is having it so that we can visualize the autonomous selection on the screen (in addition to current functions). The auto strategy should be shown when the robot is in disabled/autonomous mode. We'll make some jpg's or other image type of each one, you just need to be able to show these images on the screen. There'll be one image for each strategy; each strategy will be identified by a number (1 - ?) sent from cRIO to the Dashboard.	.
Dashboard implementation, robot side	Calvin and Alex	Decide what information will be sent to the Dashboard, and then send that information each processing loop in autonomous and teleop. Use last year's code as an example of how to do it.	.
Meet with Strategy and Controls to develop operator console	Alex, Calvin lead, everyone attend to listen	Once the robot design is more finalized, meet with potential drive team and controls to develop concept and drawings for the operator console, especially control of the main functions for driving and kicking. Make sure to let controls know about I/O we'll need for debugging, disabling sensors, and manual control of otherwise automated systems when sensors fail.	.
Design hanger class	Calvin, Alex, Andy	Once the hanger design is a little more finalized, design the class for driving the hanger in teleop.	.
Design right-my-robot class	Calvin, Alex, Andy	Once the "right-my-robot" design is a little more finalized, design the class for controlling it in teleop.	.
Implement Hanger and "right-my-robot"	Calvin	Implement the hanger and "right my robot" classes, once enough information on their design is available.	.
Figure out where best to mount camera	Candido, Justin, Calvin	Seriously look at what height will be optimal to mount the camera. Take into account how we will find range to the goal (if necessary). Report results at integration meeting and document on our Wiki sensors page.	DONE
Implement ThunderDrive	Andy	Implement the ThunderDrive class. Start with the basic functions and then work towards the more complex ones (DriveStraight() and DriveDistance()). Test it very, very, very well as you go!! Use ThunderPlucker for testing.	DONE
Implement Kicker	Calvin	Implement the Kicker class. Do the best you can with the information we have on the robot design.	DONE
Basic drive control	Alex	Continue work on basic driver control of the drive train. You may wish to move some of your code to your own class to keep it all in one place and organized.	DONE