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Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style racing?
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Sat, 23 Nov 2002 00:36:31 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net> writes:
Jeff Wood wrote:

If this is a race (as opposed to a set of solo time trials) then I
think you need some way for cars to avoid each other.

Maybe requiring each car to have a 'tail light' at a specified height
so that a forward facing light sensor could detect if you are about
to rear-end the car in front?

Good idea!  I was thinking more in terms of bumpers but taillights and
forward pointing light sensors is much better.  That would allow a robot
coming from behind to setup a pass without hitting the robot in front.
Perhaps the sensor input used for the forward pointing light sensor can be
multiplexed with a bumper in case, for some reason, the robot coming from
behind misses the tail light.  The rules should also specify penalties for
robots that cause accidents such as rear-ending another robot.

Gus



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maybe it would be better if u could cause accidents ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Jansson" <GJansson@aol.com> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style (...) (22 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) If this is a race (as opposed to a set of solo time trials) then I think you need some way for cars to avoid each other. Maybe requiring each car to have a 'tail light' at a specified height so that a forward facing light sensor could detect (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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