Next Year's Game?

[Mr. Pockets]

Originally Posted by Karibou

I don't know about everyone else, but I believe that we ended up scratching our auto-targeting this year because our camera couldn't keep up with the moving targets. I assume that any capture the flag type game would have to have a moving target for variety (i.e. the target isn't in the same spot every time, for obvious reasons)

Our robot was computing the image so that it would be able to calculate distance and such. I think what Wayne was referring to is a camera where you have direct view of the field, like a video camera. Last year such a feature was pointless as the camera was there for the robot's benefit, while in the sort of game Wayne was talking about it would be there for the drivers benefit.

Originally Posted by Karibou

Also, I hate to rain on a lot of parades, but games that prevent the drivers from seeing the action also block the spectators/scouts from seeing the action, which I'm sure FIRST wouldn't want to do.

(evil grin) Not if they were to paint over the drive teams windows with black paint. The spectators could see just fine (for the most part) but the drive teams sure as heck couldn't. I love the idea, Wayne.