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Re: Just a few highlights and points...
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Date: 
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:10:29 GMT
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On Wed, September 28, 2005 12:09 pm, Brian Davis wrote:
I'm only keeping 2 bits per node

   Hmm. OK, that's got me confused. I *know* I'm storing more information than
needed, but each node in the path only takes 2 bits? If those two bits encode
the direction to the next node (three possible states for L-R-Straight, or four
possible states for N-E-S-W). But if the path the robot is going down is a
dead-end, then the robot has to back up, and it needs to know... oh, OK, it
*does* know which branch it went down at the last node, OK...

Nodes I haven't seen have a value of zero.

Every time I [re]enter a node, I add 1 to the value that's currently there.  If
there's no right turn (I follow the right "wall"), I add 2.  When the total is 4,
you're done searching that node.

So, when I'm done, I have a map of values, either 1=right, 2=forward, or 3=left,
that tell me which way to go at each node.

   Huh. Remember kids, always demonstrate your ignorance in a public forum where
lots of other people can see it. It's much more fun ;-).

:)

Originally, I was also keeping the number of possible directions, but that can be
calculated every time you reach a node.

My programming is much like my building.  First, build what you need, using whatever
parts are required.  Then, take off parts you don't need.

Steve



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(...) Yes, I'm sure that's it - you just *imagined* you maze-solver worked ;-). (...) Hmm. OK, that's got me confused. I *know* I'm storing more information than needed, but each node in the path only takes 2 bits? If those two bits encode the (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, lugnet.robotics)

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