Retroreflector Test

[basicxman]

http://mmrambotics.ca/rambotics/retroreflector_test

We were quite excited with the results, the camera is a huge key to Logomotion this year.

[nighterfighter]

Was this picture taken with or without flash from the camera?

[basicxman]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Was this picture taken with or without flash from the camera?

With a decently bright flash (they call the BlackBerry Torch a Torch for a reason).

[nighterfighter]

Could you upload one without the camera flash?

[basicxman]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Could you upload one without the camera flash?

Uploaded without camera flash, and another with flashlight.

http://mmrambotics.ca/rambotics/retroreflector_test

[nighterfighter]

Cool, thanks.

Don't suppose you could get a picture from the Axis Camera looking at it?

[basicxman]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

picture from the Axis Camera looking at it?

I wish, it's at our school; will get picture ASAP.

[nighterfighter]

Hah, story of our life, right?

Thanks though!

[davidthefat]

Thank GOD... They are really pushing autonomy this year, Laptops legal, making everything noticeable to the robot, the tape on the ground and a pretty simple game overall.

Thank you GDC

[wazcodez]

Any idea of simple mechanism for robot during autonomous ...

i'm kinda lost ! How am i suppose to use this ... lol

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by wazcodez

Any idea of simple mechanism for robot during autonomous ...

i'm kinda lost ! How am i suppose to use this ... lol

I first suggest tracking where the rack is. Than follow the tape to the right rack and then rack.

[ChristopherBuck]

Does it reflect in multiple directions? As in, if your camera is mounted near ground level (with or without supplemental lighting device, like a flashlight), and the tape is as high as the top row, will the camera be able to detect it?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by ChristopherBuck

Does it reflect in multiple directions?

Yes. That's kind of the point of being retroreflective. It sends light back in the same direction it came from.

[Radical Pi]

Very cool! I'm kinda uneasy about using the tape strips for autonomous, these don't seem to be a problem at all

How prone are these to being scratched/damaged/anything that would reduce reflectivity? I can only imagine how much damage our robots could do

On another semi-related note, does anyone with the field drawings know if either of the 2 tape strips on the pole itself are obstructed by a tube being on there?