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Originally Posted by elvis9110
i think that a cannon that tracks with the camera and stays on target, but is also controlled, at least to some degree by the driver would be the best cannon option. i know this would be bad for programmming.
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Keep in mind also that unlike the CMU camera, this camera is a true ethernet camera with a built in web server. I absolutely agree that an auto tracking turret would be best, and I also agree that it would be beneficial to have a driver controlled turret either for teams that are light on programming or in some cases where a manual override is necessary (maybe you want to shoot to the left or right of the light post).
This year's competition makes it easier for manual control since it would be possible to have a laptop deliver realtime video from the camera and have a co-pilot manually rotate the camera into position. The co-pilot would have a robot view of what he/she is shooting at.