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Program 10 (Fall 2023)


The code below is a set of functions, variables, constants, and algorithms that are the work of RoboCatz for the Fall 2023 season.

const pi = 3.14159                             
wheelDiameter = 5.6                            
wheelCircumference = wheelDiameter * pi       
distanceBetweenWheels = 90
gearRatio = 28/20
degreesPerCentimeter =360/wheelCircumference
upDirection=1
downDirection=-1
function resetAccessoryMotors(power=55) {
 	setMotor(A,power)
 	setMotor(D,power)
 	sleep(1000)
 	waitHereUntil isMotorStalled(A) and isMotorStalled(D)
 	beep(100,800,10)
	stopAllMotors()
 	resetEncoder(A)
 	resetEncoder(D)
}
function motorsUp(motor,degree){
	print(`Working on motor ${motor} tp degree ${degree}`)
	originalEncoderValue = encoderValue(motor)
	setMotor(motor,40*updirection)
	print(`Motor should have power now of ${40*updirection}`)
	waitHereUntil abs(encoderValue(motor)-originalEncoderValue) > degree
	print(encoderValue(motor))
	stopAllMotors()
}
function moveBothDown(degree){
	originalEncoderValue = encoderValue(A)
    syncMotors(A, D, 40*downDirection)
	waitHereUntil abs(encoderValue(A)-originalEncoderValue) > degree
	stopAllMotors()
}
function moveBackward (distance) {
    acceleration = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio * distance*.1 //20.571 is degrees per centimeter
    atTopSpeed = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio * distance*.8
    deceleration = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio * distance*.1
    //beep()
    print(`${acceleration} ${atTopSpeed} ${deceleration}`)
	stopAllMotors(true),sleep(100)
	stepMotors( B , C , 30 ,acceleration, atTopSpeed, deceleration)
	waitHereWhile getMotorSpeed(B) == 0
	waitHereUntil getMotorSpeed(B) == 0
	stopAllMotors(true)
//	beep(100,8000,1000)
}

function swingTurnRight(degreesRobotShouldTurn = 90) {
	motorDegreesPerRobotDegree = (swingTurnCircumference / wheelCircumference )
	acceleration = 0.25 * degreesRobotShouldTurn * motorDegreesPerRobotDegree
	atTopSpeed   = 0.70 * degreesRobotShouldTurn * motorDegreesPerRobotDegree
	deceleration = 0.15 * degreesRobotShouldTurn * motorDegreesPerRobotDegree
	stopAllMotors(true), sleep(100)
	stepMotor(B, 25, acceleration, atTopSpeed, deceleration) 
	sleep(100)
	waitHereWhile getMotorSpeed(B)==0
	sleep(100)
	waitHereUntil getMotorSpeed(B)==0  
	stopAllMotors(true) 
}
function moveForward(distance) { 
	if (distance*1 > 0) {
		acceleration = degreesPerCentimeter *  gearRatio * distance*.05
		atTopSpeed = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio * distance*.9
		deceleration = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio *distance*.05
		if ( acceleration == 0 ) alert('sorry.  try again.')
		currGyro=gyroSensorValue()
		startingEncoder=encoderValue(B)
		stopAllMotors(true), sleep(100)
		await stepMotors( B , C , -50 ,acceleration) // Accelerate
		while abs(startingEncoder-encoderValue(B)) 0) {
		acceleration = degreesPerCentimeter *  gearRatio * distance*.05
		atTopSpeed = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio * distance*.9
		deceleration = degreesPerCentimeter * gearRatio *distance*.05
		if ( acceleration == 0 ) alert('sorry.  try again.')
		currGyro=gyroSensorValue()
		startingEncoder=encoderValue(B)
		stopAllMotors(true), sleep(100)
		await stepMotors( B , C , -50 ,acceleration) // Accelerate
		while abs(startingEncoder-encoderValue(B))