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Re: Angle Calculation from image of goal

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Originally Posted by pipsqueaker View Post
Could you elaborate more on what trig you'd need to use? I've been wondering about this, and it seems to me that the angle the camera is mounted at should only affect the y coordinate, and since the angle calculation only takes x coordinates the mount angle shouldn't affect the result.
I will try to post a more detailed explanation tonight, but for now: it affects both coordinates.

Imagine a camera that is looking straight up. What does the x coordinate mean with respect to the robot? What does the y coordinate mean?
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