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Re: Wrong Field Measurements and Bad FMS

I can tell you from experience... these fields stretch. At Lake Superior, the carpet got so bunched up behind the drivers station it was almost a hazard. That comes from the carpet being taped down on the edges, and the field itself expanding as robots bash into it.

A good rule of thumb for any autonomous mode is to make it capable of 6 inches of play or more in any dimension. That'll take care of field dimensions being off a little AND robot position being off a little.
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