Trouble with photoswitches on the field.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by PhilBot

and we were told NO, there was no effect from lighting etc.

In theory this should be true, but at NJ our autonomous stuttered EVERY TIME they turned up the lights at the beginning of a match.

The field lights are held at around 70% between matches, but shorthly after the bugle call starting the match, they brighten up to 100% over 1/2 second or so. That is the exact moment that our autonomous would stutter, hesitate, whatever you want to call it. Sometimes the lights were later, sometimes earlier - and the bot reacted to the lights every time. Or at least it seemed to, confirmed by watching match videos.

We're building a thin/lightweight glare shield for the line sensors to be installed in Virginia. We'll see what happens.