To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.roboticsOpen lugnet.robotics in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Robotics / 11966
11965  |  11967
Subject: 
Re: Autonomous Robot
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 20:06:30 GMT
Viewed: 
796 times
  
That's what they use for gps positionning in cars : they both use the gps
signal for raw positioning and wheels rotation for precise positionning. A
bit like using two systems for the same task...

Philippe

At 16:18 3/08/00 +0000, Marco C. wrote:
My conclusion was that dead reckoning alone is not enough--you should
periodically calibrate with another navigation technique, like using
landmarks.

Yup, just like every multi sensor-enabled living beeing, using a mix of
memorised (/learned) map or path description with real-time adjustments to
it, by checking from time-to-time for landmarks while constantly
(inconsiently?) adapting the way to move and avoid obstacles.

Philippe Jadin
Votre site web en un clin d'oeil - http://123piano.com



Message is in Reply To:
  Re: Autonomous Robot
 
Hi Mario, Mauro, (...) I tried to get away with a single rotation sensor on a differential drive (put it on one of the output), assuming that I one motor is not moving I could deduce total movement. Unfortunately the turning motor drifts slightly on (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)

37 Messages in This Thread:

















Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR