| Jpatterson1710 |
11-01-2017 04:19 |
Re: Steamworks sightlines
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Originally Posted by scca229
(Post 1627971)
Heck, have you ever tried to talk through the glass during field setup when you need the pair of diagonal cutters sitting on the shelf? You can't understand anything when it is just about dead quiet in there, let alone with the noise of an arena.
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This. If we can't communicate during field setup, no way it's happening during a match.
Ever wonder why a team continues trying to drive their robot when their gearbox is making some atrociously loud noise every time they push the joystick? Everyone else in the arena may be able to hear it, but they can't.
When I was a student, we used a glove with different bright colors of duct tape on either side to allow the human player to communicate simple yes/no - forward/back - right/left signals to the driver. A similar strategy may be very helpful this year.
I'm sure with these sightlines, every technical volunteer is thrilled that we actually have radios that enforce the bandwidth limit. I imagine we will see quite a boost in camera usage this year. |
