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Re: How does your auto-aim work?

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Originally Posted by mogunus
We use two cameras, each mounted on the pan/tilt servo, one on either side of the shooter, to "triangulate" the range to the target. Generally, the range estimate we get from that is accurate to within 5 inches. That gives us the x-vector that we need to plug in to the launch angle formula, given the constant Y-vector and the constant speed that we hold our shooter motors at.

This approach works well.
How do you hook up two cameras to the RC? Do you just use the program port for one, or have you put together some kind of multiplexer?
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