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Re: Alignment Devices
Tape a few soda straws to appropriate spots on the robot. Look through the straws to see arena landmarks that tell you you are in the right spot and are properly aligned.
Or put grooves/scratches or bumps (screw/rivet heads) into/onto the robot. Align the grooves/bumps with arena landmarks.
Or put paired bits of tape onto the robot. Align the robot so that arena landmarks line up with the gaps between the paired bits of tape.
Don't overlook error sources (like slop in the initial state (tension, etc.) of the drive train belts/chains/gears) (or the nap of the carpet?) (or ...) that come into play as the robot goes into motion (and that are likely to swamp any initial small alignment errors).
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Last edited by gblake : 11-04-2016 at 15:20.
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