Proximity Sensor Problem (I think)

[Valastar]

It's a simple program that is supposed to have the robot rotate, and sense for an object, when it senses it, it simply moves toward it.

I'm having a number of problems, the first of them being that the robot, once it senses something, doesn't move, and remains still. Though it stops in the direction of the object, showing that the sensor indeed is working...

I'm baffled as to why it doesn't move towards the object though...

Here's my code:

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import josx.platform.rcx.Motor;
import josx.platform.rcx.LCD;
import josx.platform.rcx.Sensor;
import josx.platform.rcx.Button;
import josx.platform.rcx.Sound;
import josx.robotics.TimingNavigator;
import josx.platform.rcx.ProximitySensor;


public class Proximity
{
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException
    {
     
        ProximitySensor ps = new ProximitySensor(Sensor.S2, 30);
       
        Motor.A.setPower(4);
        Motor.C.setPower(4);
       
        Motor.A.forward();
        Motor.C.backward();
       
               
        ps.waitTillNear(0);//Wait for an object to enter range of proximity
       
       
        Sound.twoBeeps();
       
        Motor.C.forward();
        Thread.currentThread().sleep(1000);
     
       
       
}
} // class Proximity


[JavaMan]

Possibly because the design of your robot prohibits the movement of it using only one motor. I suggest this.

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import josx.platform.rcx.Motor;
import josx.platform.rcx.LCD;
import josx.platform.rcx.Sensor;
import josx.platform.rcx.Button;
import josx.platform.rcx.Sound;
import josx.robotics.TimingNavigator;
import josx.platform.rcx.ProximitySensor;


public class Proximity
{
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException
    {
     
        ProximitySensor ps = new ProximitySensor(Sensor.S2, 30);
       
        Motor.A.setPower(4);
        Motor.C.setPower(4);
       
        Motor.A.forward();
        Motor.C.backward();
       
               
        ps.waitTillNear(0);//Wait for an object to enter range of proximity
       
       
        Sound.twoBeeps();
       
        Motor.C.forward();
        Motor.A.forward();
        Thread.currentThread().sleep(1000);
       
     
       
       
}
} // class Proximity


Also, 1000 is a short time to sleep, so I suggest you use a touch sensor to tell the bot when to stop driving forward.

Jman