Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

Here's a photo of the setup Jim was looking at that includes the camera height.

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

I claim artistic license.


Here is a picture of Citrus's monitor. It is quite large and easily viewed by alliance partners.

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

I'm surprised another aspect of these hasn't been brought up in this discussion. What if a ball hits the pole with sufficient energy to cause detachment of the camera? Even if the camera stays attached, what if the deflection causes the pole to sway into the volume of the field?
- It's not damage to a ROBOT, but do other rules apply?
- Is it considered obscuring teams' vision with the field?
- Is it a safety violation on the team with the pole?
- Is it a safety violation on the team who made the shot?
- Is it a safety violation on the defender who forced the shooting robot to turn or shoot high?
- Is deflection back into the field considered a foul for reaching into the field?

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

RIP 30 ft camera poles.

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

See http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...hreadid=145768. Game Update 16 now prohibits Operator Consoles being taller than 11 feet, 8 inches.

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

Dang, we'd just finished testing ours[1]





[1] Blah blah, yes this is from my Phantom2, yes I registered with the FAA, yes I'm peeved about it. No there are no people under it. And yes, this is from a while back, just figured it'd be funny.

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

RIP in pieces

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

Thanks 254. This is why we can't have nice things.

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Dang it.. I had just got satellite time for our Saturday matches too...

:D

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Question to any teams using a gopro for there "Spy Pole": How are you able to remove the camera info shown on the screen when using the gopro HDMI out function? We have found the battery, status and other info that is displayed on the screen useless. Not to mention it takes up screen real estate!

Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation
 

A bit late to the party, but here's a pole cam in Week 3 w/ the new height restriction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj37l-lUKxE
WARNING: TURN DOWN YOUR VOLUME.

Apologies on the volume level, it was recorded on a school laptop from a webcam on the pole, and we didn't have any "good" recording software to use, and I haven't had time to edit it to clean up the audio.

As for the pole itself - we had really good luck with a simple paint-extension pole from Home Depot I had laying around... and a lot of duct tape. We screwed to our driver station board (velcro backed) a stack of wood... a 2x4, some 3/4" spacers, and another 2x4. "just-fitting" holes were drilled into the 2x4s to sit the base of the pole in. With the spacers the stack was tall enough to securely hold the pole, and the refs didn't even take a second glance at it.

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Here's what we ended up with. Worked out pretty well for us at Lansing this weekend.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx...lNWMkg0WmNUTlE

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx...251MEI0WEZvWG8

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That looks pretty heavy. Guess it's a good way to bulk up.

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Yes it did!

I didn't get an opportunity to step behind the glass while you were setting up, so thank you for posting these pictures.

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Two matches shot with a GoPro over the weekend at Rhode Island:

https://youtu.be/3-Lj4L4g1o4
https://youtu.be/da9zwSaKZmw