Calculating Trajectory

[Johnny_5]

From reading other CD threads it seems as if our team is taking the long and hard road by using a propulsion based launching system using springs instead of using a friction based design.

We are planning on being able to shoot from any angle and having the "turret" of the robot rotate to track a selected vision target the entire time unless another command is given through the dashboard.

What we are trying to figure out is since we are loading out of the feeder slot and going across the field how to do we recreate the same launching conditions each time. We have talked about using the ultrasonic sensor and the photo-sensors combined to detect where it is on the field or if the driver could get the robot close to the same point each time then initiate "auto-park" mode where it goes to the same position right outside the key each time. So that is one of the problems that we are trying to work through right now.

Another problem is calculating the trajectory of the ball and accordingly adjusting that to the robots position on the field or away from the fender.

We are kind of stuck so any influence at all would be great.

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