2013 St. Louis Regional

[class1234567]

Originally Posted by LedLover96

Oh yeah, 3284 should come out gunning as well, they always do.

Can't wait to see everyone there! Is anybody else going to the Friday night team social?

There's a friday night social?

[Walter Deitzler]

Originally Posted by class1234567

There's a friday night social?

Your coach should have gotten an email... I know ours did.

[class1234567]

Originally Posted by LedLover96

Your coach should have gotten an email... I know ours did.

I'll be sure to ask, it sounds like alot of fun

[faust1706]

I am very interested in your Kinect Vision system. Team 1706 has used it this year and last year, winning excellence in engineering at Queen City last year. What information do you get from it, location of target? distance? pitch, roll, yaw? Better watch out, 1706's vision system is very competitive, I would say it is the best, but that has bias. We are 9 for 10 from the feeder station and can drive anywhere an shoot and score for the 3 pt, also we track the pyramid and it gives us distance. 2 more days!

[catacon]

Originally Posted by faust1706

I am very interested in your Kinect Vision system. Team 1706 has used it this year and last year, winning excellence in engineering at Queen City last year. What information do you get from it, location of target? distance? pitch, roll, yaw? Better watch out, 1706's vision system is very competitive, I would say it is the best, but that has bias. We are 9 for 10 from the feeder station and can drive anywhere an shoot and score for the 3 pt, also we track the pyramid and it gives us distance. 2 more days!

We haven't actually used ours on the robot yet, but I have done extensive field testing with it. Obviously we get target location and distance and we have the math worked out for pitch, roll, and yaw. We only use pitch and yaw, though. (Roll probably isn't the best way to describe the third angle we calculate..."field angle" may be better haha). It can also track targets that are blocked by up to 50%, which is handy.

[faust1706]

We have our shooter calibrated with the vision solutions. It is so beautiful to see all my hard work pay off (5+ hours a day in the cafeteria programming alone with a kinect and a piece of lexan with a 1 to 8 scale alliance wall target)

[nicholsjj]

Well except for having to put the climber on thunderbolt on thursday... Team 3885 has everything else complete. The button and shirt elfs have just delivered their presents last night.

[Merfoo]

Team 955 is going!

[mikedeggy]

So does anyone know where this event will be streamed? Really want to watch my team even though I can't be there!

[class1234567]

I would like to say good luck to all teams, and everybody have fun

[Walter Deitzler]

Well teams, good luck, have fun, and 3397 will see you at the competition.

[B Dot]

I have been wondering. How has your guys and gals practice day been?

[catacon]

Originally Posted by class1234567

There's a friday night social?

First I've heard of this. Us alumni usually have our own social, though. ;-)

[Walter Deitzler]

Originally Posted by catacon

First I've heard of this. Us alumni usually have our own social, though. ;-)

Here is a copy of the email:

> FIRST Robotics Teams attending the Saint Louis Regional Competition:
>
> We have exciting news! Saint Louis University has graciously offered to host a Team Social event for teams attending the St. Louis Regional Event. The Team Social event will be held on March 15th from 6:00-9:00pm at the Simon Rec Center (3639 Laclede Ave, 63108) on the Saint Louis University campus. The Simon Rec Center is located within walking distance three blocks west of the Chaifetz Arena. Saint Louis University will also be providing light food and drink during the event.
>
> If your team is interested in participating in the Team Social, please RSVP to pfreilin@slsc.org with your team name/number and the number of attendees from your team by Monday, March 11th. All attendees must sign and bring the attached Informed Consent Child Waiver to participate in the team social. The consent forms will be collected at the event.
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Paul Freiling
> Engineering and Robotics Education
> Saint Louis Science Center
> 5050 Oakland Avenue
> Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
>
> Phone: 314-286-4628
> Fax: 314-533-8769

[catacon]

Hmm...sounds fun. I remember the ones at Nationals always being a good time.