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Unread 15-01-2013, 07:16
Greg McKaskle Greg McKaskle is offline
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Re: Full Court Target Detection

I purchased an LED flashlight from home depot that has a red, blue, and white setting. It is certainly bright enough from full court because of its lens. It doesn't work well up close because the cone of light from the flashlight will only be a few feet across and won't illuminate the same area as the camera sees.

I've seen teams nest the LED rings one inside the other which will increase the brightness.

I've also used bicycle safety lights to see the targets full field. Again, they aren't dispersed enough to work well up close.

You most likely need to decide between the up-close and far-away lighting or combine several on the robot.

Greg McKaskle