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Driving
Driving
Driving is the act of maneuvering the robot with a controller. There are two drivers for qualification matches. In qualification or finals matches, the first driver passes the controller to the second driver halfway through a match. When driving for skills, one robot tries to get as many points possible in one minute.
Matches
Matches
Matches are a 60-second driver control period where you work with your randomly chosen alliance to achieve the maximum points possible. Depending on the outcome of each of these matches, this is how your team's rank will be decided. After all matches commence, there will be a finals match where the teams with the top 10 highest scores will compete in. Once they all work with their chosen alliance, the top two teams with the highest score will recieve an award of Teamwork Champion.
Robot Driver Skills Challenge
Robot Driver Skills Challenge
The Robot Driver Skills Challenge is a 60-second period in which teams can drive their own robot seperately to gain the most amount of points. The highest amount of points they scored in this challenge is added with the highest score the team achieved during the Autonomous Coding Skills Matches, which gives them a rank within their tournament. The team that has the highest combined score gets the Robot Skills Challenge Award.
Learn more about the Autonomous Coding Skills Matches here!
Tips
Tips
Tip 1
Tip 1
Check the robot before driving.
Check the robot before driving.
It is important to check your robot before driving for matches or driver skills as it can prevent the robot from breaking while driving. If a mechanism stops working or if your battery runs out, it can affect the final score and stop you from reaching your full potential. You can check your robot by making sure your battery is full and your motors are plugged in.
Tip 2
Tip 2
Keep track of the time
Keep track of the time
Keeping track of the time is helpful as it will help you make time based decisions while driving. For example, your decisions may be different when you have 45 seconds left of the qualification compared to if you have 10 seconds left. Furthermore, if you are aware of the remaining time, you will be able to utilize the remaining time to the best of your ability.
Tip 3
Tip 3
Learn how to adapt to the circumstances of the match
Learn how to adapt to the circumstances of the match
It is essential to know this tip as sometimes during a match, your strategies may not be able to fully function as the way your team planned it to. Always carry out backup strategies in addition to the strategy you will use during the actual match. This will make it be a lot easier for you to know how to adapt if something goes downwards during a match. For instance, if your alliance's robot suddenly is not able to function properly, you must try to alternate your strategy so that you can still achieve the most amount points possible regardless of their position. Communicate with your alliance during this time to work together.
Other Resources
Other Resources
These links are websites that can help with driving in VEX IQ.
The VEX Forum, which is a compilation of valuable discussion made from other people who participate in VEX IQ. The Vex Forum is a continuous thread of questions and answers: https://www.vexforum.com/c/vex-iq-general-discussion/5
The official VEX YouTube channel, which provides a drivers meeting video during the mid-season: https://www.youtube.com/@vexrobotics/videos
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