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Originally Posted by chantilly_team
Would using a motion detector really kill the OI of the FRC (the one provided by innovationFirst) ?
We need some kind of sensor to measure the distance.
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Brian's use of the term
"overkill" is a military reference. It means using much more firepower and causing much more damage than is necessary to accomplish an objective, and usually implies nuclear bombs.
If your requirement is to trigger an action when the distance to the ground is less than a specified threshhold, you don't really
need to measure the distance. You can use a simple switch mounted so that it activates when a physical "feeler" makes contact with the ground.