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Re: Positioning
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:03:49 GMT
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Original-From:
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Pete Hardie <pete.hardie@dvsgNOSPAM.sciatl.com>
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David Leeper wrote:
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> Hi Carsten,
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> The other day I was trying to get to Target. I didn't know where the store
> was, so I asked directions. I was told:
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> <i>Go down the street to the second light and make a left, go two more lights
> and its on the right.</i>
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> Strange. There was no timing involved or counting the turns of wheels, but I
> got there.
OTOH, how many mid-course corrections did you make as you walked down the
(linear, visible)
street to maintain the precise orientation when you reached the light?
Landmarks work if they are universally visible, but not if they are beyond the
apparent horizon.
--
Pete Hardie | Goalie, DVSG Dart Team
Scientific Atlanta |
Digital Video Services Group |
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Positioning
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| Hi Pete, Well, here's what I had in mind. I think it can find landmarks beyond the visible horizon. First, instructions are stored in the map. =-= BEGIN INSTRUCTIONS =-= Go until you see a red brick Turn left Go until you see a green brick Rurn (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Positioning
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| Hi Carsten, The other day I was trying to get to Target. I didn't know where the store was, so I asked directions. I was told: <i>Go down the street to the second light and make a left, go two more lights and its on the right.</i> Strange. There was (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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