Infared in Next Year's Game

[Specialagentjim]

Alrighty, here's my thought which seems like no one else has mentioned here, so this may hurt your brain a tad bit.

Imagine a "scoring object" that is wired up wtih an IR beacon emitting different codes. THere will be multiple "scoring objects" on the field at any given time, with different codes assigned to each one. Only certain codes will be worth points. SO let's say that "scoring object 1" has a 101 code while "scoring object 2" has a 110 code. Visually, you'd never be able to interpret which "scoring object" is which. BUT, using LED feedback on the driver's interface (wow, forcing drivers to use feedback, interesting...), and IR sensors on the robot, drivers could figure out which "scoring objects" were worth points.

Whaddyall think? I think it'd be really fun, and leave that extra bit of excitment in the crowd as they wouldnt know who won the match until the "Scoring object" codes were revealed.