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Originally Posted by 379Robocat
I also didn't feel that it was right that if a ball went in the center goal and bounced out that it wasn't counted. It was scored into the goal and came out for reasons unknown. That happened MANY times in Detroit. Some of the balls were getting counted a few times because if the balls were jammed and they had to take the stick to poke it it triggered the camera a few times then need be. Did anyone else seem to have and of these problems? hopefully our last competition in Philly will be better.
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Please remember that the upper goal balls were only counted in the scoring system when they triggered a switch in the downtube leading to the can at the bottom of the goal. This downtube is only slightly larger than the ball diameter and was/is actually a simple and accurate system. There are no cameras on the upper goal. While we may not agree about balls bouncing out not counting ( I actually think it's fair because it's the same for everybody. A camera would have most likely added an additional level of inaccuracy. ie: count a ball twice as it goes in and then bounces out of the goal.)
From what I have seen and read the brunt of the problem appears to be with the lower goals and the possibility that a longer ball settlement period is necessary after autonomous to insure that all upper goal balls drop through the tube.