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Re: 30pt climb under 15 seconds

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Originally Posted by CalTran View Post
There were 5+ ball autonomous last year, sometimes even 6. 7 discs this year is hard, because you immediately limit your starting configuration to under 30in, then you have to vision target the Frisbees if you want any sort of constancy, have a variable angle shooter to shoot immediately, and do all this on 15 seconds
I disagree,someone could do a consistent 7 disc auton, completely dead reckoned with just a gyro to keep you true straight and an encoder to give you distance. I see no need for vision code, but a variable angle shooter might be necessary, due to the time constraints.
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