11-01-2010, 16:10
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Mad Scientist
AKA: Me
 FRC #2040 (DERT) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
Posts: 1,969
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Re: Ease of Viewing Game Pieces on Field?
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Originally Posted by quinxorin
Last year, my team had a turreting shooter, and we used the camera to automatically aim it at the opposing trailers. When we were in range, an LED would light up on the drivers' station. The driver could then fire with a good chance of scoring. It worked great once we got the shooter to work right. I feel that the same method could easily be applied to the vision targets in this year's game.
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The vision targets are not the issue, as they can be seen from anywhere. The real issue is seeing the soccer balls on the floor behind the bumps.
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