Lift World

Prerequisites: Drop (Trainee)
Levels: Rookie, Wily, Crony, Smarty.

After latching onto a buoyant canopy, the falling spuCraft slows down, turns around, and then starts heading upward again. Before it gets too high, the spuCraft must latch onto a payload, and take it for a ride.

Latching onto the payload, though is tricky. Conditions must be exactly right. This calls for a clever strategy and a means of specifying the platform height with mathematical precision.

Table of Links

• Reference Sheets
• Video: Lift Overview
• Video: Lift Analysis
• Video: Custom Pilot Functions
• Levels of Lift
• Help! I cant get it to work…

Reference Sheets

Here are reference sheets from the SpuPilot. Click to enlarge.

       

Video: Lift Overview

This short video provides a quick introduction to the Lift challenge.

Video: Lift Analysis

To beat the Lift challenge, you are going to have to solve a few dynamics problems. This video provides an overview of the SpuPilot interface for Lift.

Video: Custom Pilot Functions

Some of the equations in the Lift challenge might get a little big. To help, you may use custom pilot functions. The video shows you how to do it.

Help! I can’t get it to work…. (and other related questions)

Can’t figure something out? Here are some posts aimed at getting you on track.

• I just can’t get started. What do I do?
• How do I get the platform to go the right speed?
• Should I use F=ma directly or the Work-Energy Principle?
• My equations are getting too long. It’s hard to fit them in the box.
• When should I switch to the new input script?
• Do I need an automatic switch?
• The payload appears to be in the right place at the right time, but it’s not latching.
• I can get the first payload, but I’m having difficulty getting the second.
• Any advice on passing Wily?
• How do I pass Crony?
• I’m stuck on Smarty. What do I do?

Do you have other help topics you want to see? Ask on Piazza.