There are already pool robots on youtube and they are impressive and make all of the shots that they are programmed to make.What do you think the finding's would be?
There is a robot that is mounted to an X and Y axis gantry above the table that allows the robot that holds the cue to move laterally and rotate anywhere on the table and then shoot perhaps with english.
The important nut to make all shots is the software that drives the microprocessor to move and energize the actuators in the gantry and robot's aim and stroke.
It the robot is programmed to start aiming the cue at the center of the CB to the edge of the OB (CTE) line and then move the tip one tip laterally to the side, say one tip, it can then pivot back to aim the tip of the cue at the center of the CB and shoot. The robot will do this to perfection with the accuracy to effect a specific cut angle time after time as programmed. What about the other cut angles of interest?
The robot can employ a vision system to calculate and find the contact point on the OB that sends it to the target/pocket and shift the tip only a fraction of the tip diameter to the side for a thick cut and more than one diameter for a thin cut. The tip offsets can be commited to the read only memory in the microprocessor in a look up table that the vision system will direct the robot to the correct offset and then pivot to the center of the CB and shoot.
The microprocessor will have been programmed with all of the solutions/algorithims for the almost infinite number of contact points on the OB to be contacted by the CB contact point to send the OB to the target/pocket within +/- .005".
The robot can be programmed after several trial shots to adjust for the speed of the cloth.
If the robot has a humidity sensor, it can be programmed to make adjustment for the effect that has on the path/trajectory of the CB.
If the robot only shoots centerball stun shots, it will adjust for CIT. It can be programmed to apply inside and outside english an still send the CB on a different line/trajectory to the target/pocket. Any other considerations can be programmed into the robot as well.
If we could steer the CB, We could add GPS guidance as well.
Many shooters here have difficulty seeing the contact point on the OB and use perhaps a secondary sight line that looks at discrete fractions on the OB to assist in altering the path/trajectory of the CB to effect a limited number of cut angles with a different one for each fraction on the OB.
If the robot were programmed to only accept these fractions on the OB, as above, then it will only shoot the prescribed cut angles perfectly shot after shot.
I hope this helps:smile::smile:
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