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Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style racing?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 24 Nov 2002 02:13:47 GMT
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SuperFly <rbailey2@bigpond.net/IHateSpam/.au>
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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 racing?
> 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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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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