Camera vertical alignment

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Tue, 06 Mar 2018 - 10:26
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dinotoo
Camera vertical alignment

Hi,

I think that camera is not vertically centered (so it could cause many problems when flipped).

Is it true ? Camera is not vertically centered on monsterbord ?

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dinotoo

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Tue, 06 Mar 2018 - 11:42
Arron Churchill
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Camera alignment

The camera itself is angled slightly downward (a few degrees). As such the camera will be angled slightly upwards instead when flipped.

Generally speaking the track should be in the top half of the image when flipped over, but the top of the walls will be close to the 50% line. Additionally the robot will pitch up and down slightly when accelerating, braking, et cetera.

I have attached a camera image from a correctly calibrated robot at the start line. The Orange and yellow lines cross in the centre of the image. As you can see it is below the top of the track walls to allow for the change in angle when flipped.

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