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Re: Finding Distance From Driver Station

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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo View Post
Hand each of your alliance partners a battery-powered flashing LED, each with a different blink pattern.
(Not to pick on you specifically, several people mentioned similar ideas)

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Originally Posted by lineskier View Post
My goal is to do it in such a way that it would be legal, most specifically with R58.
I know lights are low-tech, but this would still be deemed "wireless communication" which is prohibited in R58 because your robot is receiving information from a device not through wires. There is also the logistical problem that your allies might not (or might not be able to) put the lights right where you want them. I really like the "triangulate based on lights" approach, but you'll have to do it using field lights both for the sake of consistency and legality.
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