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Re: Where is the multi object tracking code for the RC?

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Originally Posted by gnirts View Post
I'm familiar with the method for calculating range, but I'm afraid that the mechanical subteam may win in the war to have a manipulator that is (or isn't) robust enough to accommodate any approach to the target except for a head on one.

While I would like it if we weren't angle sensitive, if we are, what math is necessary to figure out your approach angle to the target (eg. head on, coming in at 20*, etc.)?

Thanks in advance,
Robinson
It's not an easy problem because you'll need a very agile robot that, at the very least, will need to be four wheel drive so that you can do a turn-in-place (of course, several high school students will read this and grin because they've thought of a cool way to solve the problem that the NASA guy didn't think of -- it happens every year <grin>). If I were you, I'd push back and let the mechanism folks know that their solution for delivering a scoring piece needs to be more robust so the 'bot can approach at more oblique angles. To help visualize how you might accomplish the task, here's a link to a PDF containing a scale Visio drawing of the field: http://kevin.org/frc/2007_frc_field.pdf.

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