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Re: cRIO, has it 'upped the game'?

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
Your experience may differ, but from what I've experienced the frame rate is a much larger limiting factor than the calibration and color recognition in terms of real-time tracking. This may vary from regional to regional (say if you weren't able to lock on at all in the very... unique... lighting at Boston), but even teams who are able to lock on haven't had a whole lot of success using camera-guided scoring outside of particular scenarios and autonomous (particularly once other robots sit still towards the end of auto).
I agree with you Sean. This year's game didn't call for a hugely advanced robot with tracking, pitch, and velocity controls. Some had it, but most weren't brilliantly successful due to the difficulty of the orbit balls. The most complex programming most teams had to do was throwing in some sort of traction control... and even that was optional. There is practically no autonomous either.
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