[Greg McKaskle]

You have several well supported options in the KOP and WPILib.
The Axis cameras were selected to go in the KOP because they are a pretty good choice to use with the control system and WPILib. Does your team still have one?

The examples that come with LabVIEW, Java, and C++ demonstrate how to process the image on either the cRIO or the DS laptop.

I'd advise that you get the basics working before worrying about high framerate or coprocessors or ...

Consider the camera as a sensor. What does it need to tell the rest of the robot, and how often. Will the robot be shooting while flying across the field, or will it be stationary while the saucers fly? Don't make it any more complicated that you need to.

Greg McKaskle