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+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* Copyright (c) 2017-2019 FIRST. All Rights Reserved.                        */
+/* Open Source Software - may be modified and shared by FRC teams. The code   */
+/* must be accompanied by the FIRST BSD license file in the root directory of */
+/* the project.                                                               */
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+package frc.robot.sensors;
+
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.AnalogInput;
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.MedianFilter;
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.PWMVictorSPX;
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.TimedRobot;
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.drive.DifferentialDrive;
+
+/**
+ * This is a sample program demonstrating how to use an ultrasonic sensor and
+ * proportional control to maintain a set distance from an object.
+ */
+
+public class UltrasonicSensor extends TimedRobot {
+  // distance in inches the robot wants to stay from an object
+  private static final double kHoldDistance = 12.0;
+
+  // factor to convert sensor values to a distance in inches
+  private static final double kValueToInches = 0.125;
+
+  // proportional speed constant
+  private static final double kP = 0.05;
+
+  private static final int kLeftMotorPort = 0;
+  private static final int kRightMotorPort = 1;
+  private static final int kUltrasonicPort = 0;
+
+  // median filter to discard outliers; filters over 10 samples
+  private final MedianFilter m_filter = new MedianFilter(10);
+
+  private final AnalogInput m_ultrasonic = new AnalogInput(kUltrasonicPort);
+  private final DifferentialDrive m_robotDrive
+      = new DifferentialDrive(new PWMVictorSPX(kLeftMotorPort),
+      new PWMVictorSPX(kRightMotorPort));
+
+  /**
+   * Tells the robot to drive to a set distance (in inches) from an object
+   * using proportional control.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void teleopPeriodic() {
+    // sensor returns a value from 0-4095 that is scaled to inches
+    // returned value is filtered with a rolling median filter, since ultrasonics
+    // tend to be quite noisy and susceptible to sudden outliers
+    double currentDistance = m_filter.calculate(m_ultrasonic.getValue()) * kValueToInches;
+
+    // convert distance error to a motor speed
+    double currentSpeed = (kHoldDistance - currentDistance) * kP;
+
+    // drive robot
+    m_robotDrive.arcadeDrive(currentSpeed, 0);
+  }
+}