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Re: Tracking low goal in autonomous

One of the big problems with visually tracking the low goals is that there does not seem to be a clear description of the details of what is behind the low goal. While it may sound rather roundabout at first, you may want to consider having a camera near the back of your robot pointed nearly vertically but forward with an LED ring to pick up on the high goal reflective tape.

Another tactic to lining up on the low goal may be to put an angled plate outside the frame perimeter down low in such a location that the castle wall and the partition help drive you in to the goal. You'd need one for each side as far as I can see at a casual look.

Caveat: my team is not planning to work the low goal, so neither of these ideas are tested at all.
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