Vision Illuminators

[Qbranch]

Ok, I've read the rule book... but I'm I've found I'm not a very good lawyer.

Does anyone know if using a grid of infrared LED's statically shining (like the sun does outside) to illuminate targets for the vision system is Illegal? They wouldn't be modulated, so they shouldn't interfere with the IR reciever board...

Which... I don't think many people will be using successfully considering how easily it gets confused...

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

-q

[Chris_Elston]

Ok, I've read the rule book... but I'm I've found I'm not a very good lawyer.

Does anyone know if using a grid of infrared LED's statically shining (like the sun does outside) to illuminate targets for the vision system is Illegal? They wouldn't be modulated, so they shouldn't interfere with the IR reciever board...

Which... I don't think many people will be using successfully considering how easily it gets confused...

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

-q

In 2005, at IRI, I dunno if you was there, but seeing that dumb Tetra was hard with the lighting, so we installed automotive fog lights on the front of the robot to try and light up the placker card, I think it worked but our vision software still needed more refining...

We didn't do this at "purdue" but it was fun to see the lights come on at IRI...

Lighting is about 70% of any vision application. Sometimes it will make or break a good application.

[Qbranch]

Yep... and the trackballs' white circles show up like the sun under infrared light. So I guess it is legal?

-q

[Mr. Freeman]

I suspect that if you do this then you'll end up with at least one team at your regional complaining that your IR illuminators jammed their IR reciever.