DID NOT Use a Camera for Hot Target Detection Club!!

[Dan_Karol]

131, CHAOS, uses a banner sensor to detect the HOT goal. Because the Banner sensor returns a binary value it is really simple to check if the hot goal is detected continuously.

Our robot needs to transform into it's playing configuration at the beginning which causes a slight delay before we move. We also shoot contacting the low goal. After transforming we constantly check the hot goal detector as we drive forwards. Even if the the goal is late to change we sill see it as we approach. If the Goal was ever seen as being hot while we approach (or while we are sitting in front of it) we shoot at 4 seconds into the match. If the goal becomes hot after 5 seconds we then shoot at 6 seconds.

This method has a 100% reliability at correctly detecting the Hot goal in competition. If the robot had shot from a further distance then the banner sensor could be adjusted to detect earlier.