Using Sensors to detect Auto/Align Line

[Bucephalus]

Thanks for the response!

We were aware of the line/field colour similarities, but weren't sure if these were "usual" conditions or something new for 2016.

Are teams supposed to be able to track the auto/align line, or are the lines just meant to be used for field setup?

We realise these are rookie questions, so we thank you for your patience!

Regards,
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[sraque]

Originally Posted by Bucephalus

We realise these are rookie questions, so we thank you for your patience!

Don't worry, not just a rookie question. We have had similar questions for this year. Game video says line in the courtyard is for alignment, but it is the same color as the carpet? I don't get it. To me that is just a mess-up in the field design. We came to the conclusion to ignore it rather than hunt down an actual carpet sample, get the tape, and then do some testing to determine what sensor values work...and all this with the risk that it would be dodgy at best.

I'll add it to the choice of boulder. If they had chosen the 8 inch diameter one, we could get them easily and cheaply, and US teams could have walked into Wal-Mart and bought them.

[The Doctor]

Our idea was to use an infrared reflection sensor. We're not sure if the lines are shiny though, does anyone know?

[wt200999]

A similar discussion here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh....php?p=1542906