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Anyone implemented wall following behavior
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 17:55:14 GMT
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Lageson, Tom <tml@TENNANTCO.=saynotospam=com>
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Has anyone successfully implemented wall following behavior?  If so, what
kind of sensors or sensor tricks did you use to maintain a constant distance
from the wall.  Also do you have examples of nqc code that you would be
willing to share?

Your help is appreciated.

Tom Lageson
tml@tennantco.com

p.s. I live in Minnesota if there are any other Minnesota Mindstormers that
want to contact me.  I am putting together a list.

--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: Anyone implemented wall following behavior
 
You might try a "stud finder", available at most any hardware store for about $15 (US). They use they variation in capacitance caused by density changes to indicate where wall studs are located. It should be fairly easy to maintain a constant (...) (26 years ago, 31-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Anyone implemented wall following behavior
 
Interesting indeed! Someone asked me to try and do something useful as a robot so I intend to add a spinning brush on a wall following robot. It will pickup all excessive dust buildup! 8-) Let me know if you get interesting code! -- Louis-Marius (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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