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Offline Spoil9Topic starter

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How is this done?
« on: April 23, 2008, 03:44:31 PM »
Ok, total newb question,
but what is being used here to program this?
Is this something an AVR could be used for?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBa5bQfTGc
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Re: How is this done?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2008, 03:54:59 PM »
motion triggered i guess. compute differences in succesive frames over a limit, aim, in that direction, shoot.
a better way: compute differences in succesive frames, approximate speed, aim in the direction of target + speed + direction, shoot.
i doubt a single avr can do all the processing.
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Re: How is this done?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2008, 07:10:14 PM »
It can't just be motion detection because the camera moves . . . I suspect it does motion detection, then records colors of the object that moved, then locks onto those colors . . .
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Re: How is this done?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2008, 09:07:45 PM »
Yea it doesn't get to 'duped' by the decoys.
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Re: How is this done?
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2008, 12:55:47 PM »
I noticed that when the guy was poking his head out, there was a laser pointing at him.
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Re: How is this done?
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2008, 06:31:38 PM »
Either in the video, or on youtube the poster says that they put a laser on the barrel for later testing to see where the barrel was pointing at when it shot.
I don't think that the laser had anything to do with tracking, aiming, and shooting it's target.
I also just got back from playing paintball so I sorta feel for the test target.
(I got 23 welts from close shots)
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Re: How is this done?
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2008, 06:50:04 AM »
Ouch, that's why I play airsoft. (smaller welts)
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