Intro to control system components

The robot control system consists of many components that must work in concert to control the robot. The components include:

• the battery

• electrical power distribution system (see: ​PDP and ​VRM FAQs)

• environmental sensors

• actuator (e.g. motor) controllers (see: ​FAQ)

• the central computer that runs the software that orchestrates everything the robot does.

FIRST provides an ​overview of the major components of the control system including:

• ​roboRIO on-board computer (​FAQ)

• ​Web dashboard

• ​Remote Driver Station (laptop and joysticks)

• ​Video camera(s) used for streaming video

• ​radio that provides the wireless link between the Driver Station and the robot

• Environment sensors

• ​Actuator (e.g. motor) controllers (​FAQ)