void goToPosition(int pos)
{ // handle moving deposition area to a particular position
   int potVal = SensorValue(pot);
   writeDebugStreamLine("pos is %d, potVal is %d", pos, potVal);
   int distanceToTarget;
   if (!distanceToTargetCalculated)
   {
      distanceToTarget = abs(pos - potVal);
      distanceToTargetCalculated = true;
   }
   else if ((potVal == pos) || ((potVal <= (pos + ERROR_TOLERATION)) && (potVal >= (pos - ERROR_TOLERATION))))
   {
      motor[motorSort] = 0;
      currentStatus = DEPOSITING;
   }
   else
   {
      int currentDistanceToTarget;
      int direction;
      currentDistanceToTarget = abs(pos - potVal);
      if (potVal < pos)
      {
         direction = 1;
      }
      else if (potVal > pos)
      {
         direction = -1;
      }
      float motorPower = 50 * (currentDistanceToTarget / distanceToTarget);
      writeDebugStreamLine("initial motorPower is %f", motorPower);
      if (motorPower < MINUMUM_MOTOR_POWER)
      {
         motorPower = MINUMUM_MOTOR_POWER * direction;
      }
      else
      {
         motorPower *= direction;
      }
      writeDebugStreamLine("motorPower is %f, distanceToTarget is %d, currentDistanceToTarget is %d, direction is %d", motorPower, distanceToTarget, currentDistanceToTarget, direction);
      motor[motorSort] = (int) motorPower;
   }
}

motorPower = 50 * ((float) currentDistanceToTarget / (float) distanceToTarget);