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Re: Autonomous Robot
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Date: 
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 01:44:12 GMT
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> My conclusion was that dead reckoning alone is not enough--you should
> periodically calibrate with another navigation technique, like using
> landmarks.

The proposed solution in the "Robot Tracking" thread sounds like it's
exactly what's needed here.

From the original post...

> My company manufactures a tracking system for environmental surveying.  It
> is a
> complement to GPS for use in wooded areas and indoors. I have not worked
> with the
> RCX controller, but I am considering developing a very lightweight and
> inexpensive
> (~$200) tracking and control system for RCX controlled robots. The system
> would
track the robot throughout a 20 ft x 20 ft room at a 1 Hz rate with an
accuracy of 1-2
inches. In principle, the system could also permit the computer to send
control signals
to the RCX to keep it on a predefined path, for instance. Is there any
interest in such a
system?
> 
> Bob Highfill


I say YES. :)

Greg Betzel



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