Team Update 10 (2016)

[Hallry]

https://firstfrc.blob.core.windows.n...Updates/10.pdf

[IronicDeadBird]

Um hello G35?
I'm not seeing any actual use for this.

[Thad House]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

Um hello G35?
I'm not seeing any actual use for this.

Camera tracking could be considered control, and its possible for an alliance member in the spy box to control the camera of a robot.

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

Um hello G35?
I'm not seeing any actual use for this.

I'm seeing this as a huge strategic opportunity.

[IronicDeadBird]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

I'm seeing this as a huge strategic opportunity.

I'm seeing it as a nightmare for q'ing up.

[Nate Laverdure]

If something pulses "at 0.5 Hz for 3 seconds" then it pulses 1.5 times.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

Um hello G35?
I'm not seeing any actual use for this.

See Q803.


Edits:

Originally Posted by jvriezen

I'm seeing this as a huge strategic opportunity.

You're welcome; that's why I asked.

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

I'm seeing it as a nightmare for q'ing up.

It will usually be easier for an ASL or other recon signer to learn to use flags or Q-codes in the queue than for a flag signaler to learn enough ASL to be useful.

[TikiTech]

This will mean a new version of Cheezy Vision.

Robot based control camera for autonomous manual targeting and dive.



Aloha!

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure

If something pulses "at 0.5 Hz for 3 seconds" then it pulses 1.5 times.

Probably should be 1 Hz with 50% duty cycle

[IronicDeadBird]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

See Q803.

Yeah it is possible now but that doesn't make it practical.

[MasterMentor]

Originally Posted by TikiTech

Robot based control camera for autonomous manual targeting and dive.

Not so fast. G14 still applies.

-G

[TikiTech]

Originally Posted by MasterMentor

Not so fast. G14 still applies.

-G

Quite true.. Just remove autonomous from my previous statement.

Seems cumbersome to have a spy controlling the robot, though could be useful since there is potentially many things in the line of sight from the drivers station...

Could be interesting..

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

Yeah it is possible now but that doesn't make it practical.

I'm sure other people have more grandiose plans, but the main thing I think it will be used for is to tell the robot which way and how far to turn to find a boulder, target, or defense well enough for the driver or semi-auto targeting routines to take over. Something like "boulder at 4-o'clock".

[Foster]

Originally Posted by TikiTech

Quite true.. Just remove autonomous from my previous statement.

Seems cumbersome to have a spy controlling the robot, though could be useful since there is potentially many things in the line of sight from the drivers station...

Could be interesting..

So I'm thinking the robot can see a spy with a reflective tape hat so they can lock onto the spy. The robot can do simple color matches, so I can see holding two flags (*) below the hat. One with red and green sides, one with blue and white sides. Green forward, red reverse. Blue left, white right. No color, stop. Might mean the spy has to wear a black shirt (**).

Lots of teams working on vision, this may be a time to make that effort pay off.

(*) I was really thinking large ping pong paddles with colors on each side, but flag works too.

(**) Danger is if it sees a Wildstang shirt the robot will break into a happy dance.

[billbo911]

EDIT GeeTwo correctly pointed out that G14 does indeed prohibit direct interaction with the robot during Auto.
Thus, my comment below about G14 is incorrect. EDIT

Originally Posted by jvriezen

I'm seeing this as a huge strategic opportunity.

It really has my juices flowing!!

Originally Posted by TikiTech

This will mean a new version of Cheezy Vision.

Robot based control camera for autonomous manual targeting and dive.



Aloha!

EXACTLY THIS!!! Two retro tags held by the Spy to guide the robot.

Originally Posted by MasterMentor

Not so fast. G14 still applies.

-G

G14 applies to interaction with the driver's console, not the robot.