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FRC #3344 (Robocopz)
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Join Date: May 2013
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Variable thrower

We have a motor driven thrower arm driven by a 2 cim gearbox on jags. We are trying to make it so a camera of some sort reads the distance and adjusts the power of the thrower accordingly. How would we go about doing that in both electrical and programing?
We have an axis camera, kinect, rasbery pi(were not entirely sure how to legally use it so instructions for that would be helpful as well) and an encoder on the gearbox running the thrower
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2012 (Weeks 4-Competition): FRC 3344 Mechanic and Pit Crew
2013: FRC 3344 Mechanical Lead and Head Driver
2014: FRC 3344 Team Captain and Head Driver

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