Hi All,
Just a few clarifications for the questions that have been asked.
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I agree that we would have liked to have these details out earlier, I have just added some further information to the post at Time is short - postpone competition? .
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For the quad-screen, Camera 4 should be a feed direct from your OCU screen (e.g. via screen capture software). Otherwise, it should be from a second camera that is zoomed in. The idea is that people will be judging your video based on this screen so it should be sharp.
- In the example on page 41, we have actually used a zoomed-in version of Camera 1 to produce Camera 4 because we don’t have the ability to capture the video from this particular robot, and the OCU screen can fold flat so the OCU hand camera also captures a sharp enough image of the screen. We expect that this situation will be somewhat rarer among most RoboCup teams’ robot OCUs.
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The apparatus as shown does not allow the omni to be placed at the 4th distance because it is placed between two bars.
- Similarly, the weight lifting apparatus also cannot be placed at the 4th distance because it also braces against two bars.
- The form does include the 4th distance for consistency, and these distances are still valid although we expect that teams will not complete an omni at this distance so to keep the build practical for most teams (e.g. limiting the longest piece of wood to 120 cm (4 ft) for easier transportation) we limited the size of the apparatus.
- If a team would like to perform these tests at the 4th distance (or, indeed, at even further distances - there is no limit to the distance), we recommend building the apparatus longer and/or placing the apparatus on a table or similar of suitable height beyond the apparatus.
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In a similar note, for practicality, the base of the terrain can be built out of 4x 30x120 cm sheets (e.g. what might be sold for shelving) rather than a solid sheet, if transportation is an issue.
Please do let us know if you would like further clarification!
Cheers!
Raymond