creating your own HUD YAAAAY!!!

[Cory]

Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain

but agian your compairing apples to roated cow tung. im using equipment readily available to anyone. all the examples you give are people being used to an advantage. im using a readily available sensor to have a different perspective. and NO i wouldnt be knowingly cheating since i feal that the rules are contradictory in nature and i would resent any implication of that statement if i wasnt sure you were using that statment as advice. this is like if someone used a CMU cam to find and move balls in last years game you would also be angry?

Actually, you're comparing two separate things. The CMU cam is a kit provided electronic device. It DOES NOT transmit anything to the driver's station, which is what makes it legal, so no, I wouldn't be mad if you used it in the manner you described.

It really doesn't matter what you "feel" about a rule. A rule is a rule is a rule, and the rules say you are wrong. The rule you quoted says you may use a camera. The rule I quoted says you may not receive the transmitted data from such a camera in the driver's station. I don't understand what is contradictory about that.

It wasn't an implication. I was telling you that if you somehow manage to sneak a camera on your robot, and receive images from it in the driver's station, you are cheating

[mechanicalbrain]

Cory it was never my intention to anger you if you wish to discuss this matter further feel free to email me at mechabunnyATgmailDOTcom but i would appreciate you keeping aggressive posts of this forum and on a more private chat method. as to me feeling about rules that pertains to the reference of me cheating. i cant be knowingly cheating if i believe the rules are open to interpretation but if it will placate you i promise to specifically mention the camera to our inspector and i wish to remind you that this whole conversation is speculative as we don't know what the rules will be next year. I'm sorry for any feathers i may have ruffled.