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Unread 11-08-2009, 22:22
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Re: Next Year's Game?

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Originally Posted by Mr. Pockets View Post
However, if the robot is fitted with a camera and the drive team were able to view the camera's field of view from the laptop included in the KOP wouldn't that mean that effectively give the drive team low visibility, while still giving them enough to feasibly compete?
To continue with the snow/ice/car comparison, driving with just a camera for visibility would be like driving with a windshield covered in snow, but with a little gap in the snow for you to see through. If a robot started malfunctioning, the drivers wouldn't be able to see what was wrong with it. In the case of entanglement (not really a problem in 2009, but it was a big issue in 2008), drivers wouldn't be able to de-tangle their bots, or know when to e-stop.
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