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Re: Extra RAM
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 20:07:37 GMT
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John Barnes <BARNES@SENSORS.COMnospam>
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> The full list of all spatial information will describe the 'world' in
> means of position. While the list of Objects describes the 'world' in
> means of Objects like tables, doors etc. If you want your robot to go to
> door 4, it only have to scan the list of objects to find the Object
> 'Door 4' check the link to the spatial data and than it can calculate
> the 'best' way to go there.

Ah! I think I see the difference. My concept of the "map" is something that
starts out blank and the prime objective is to fill it in. I suspect the
use of a term like "door" implies a map supplied from outside. In which case
I agree that an object based expression of the surroundings is far better than
a raster based one. Unless .. you have an algorithm which allows your robot
to determine that something is a door! In which case I want to know a lot
more about how you do that!

JB



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  Re: Extra RAM
 
I think now that either way could be implemented, with special software for the vector map. A bit map you can upload, and just view, but a vector map, you can save space, but when uploaded, you could easily have software to map out the area. The (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Extra RAM
 
(...) If you start with a blank map, you don't need a full sized array for mapping. You can build up a linked list or a binary Tree where each node hold position information status and size. If your memory is nearly use up. You start a garbage (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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