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Re: New contest
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 8 Dec 2005 15:41:46 GMT
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Mr S <szinn_the1@yahooIHATESPAM.com>
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Geoffrey,
It is not my own plan of attack, so to speak, but it
seems to me that there might be advantages to a
florescent strip as opposed to a single bulb type
light. Well, there might be if your camera system can
differentiate alignment of the strip. That is to say
that if your light strip runs due east/west, then you
have only to look at the light and have a 50% chance
of knowing exactly which direction east is. That means
that your other landmarks are instantly easier to
use/identify, or might be.
Its all down to how your camera system works. I don't
think there would be too much advantage to it if you
are simply using light detectors with low resolution.
Anything much lower than a camera would seem too low
to detect the direction of the strip (but I could be
wrong). My first thoughts would be to use a camera and
the I2C interface for RCX from mindsensors.com...
Once you can identify lights vs. bright spots on the
ceiling, I wouldn't think the programming has to be
more complex than that.
Cheers
--- Geoffrey Hyde <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
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> "PeterBalch" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in
> message
> news:200512070728_MC3-1-B1D9-C836@compuserve.com...
> >
> > Message text written by Mr S
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> > I'm not sure this rule is neccessary but it does • little harm. I expect
> > that
> > most of the "Don't get stuck" algorithms won't • need tremendous computing
> > power. But if someone solves the coms problems and • comes up with a
> > wonderful algorithm that involves taking bearings • off the ceiling lights
> > and building a 3D model of the room then well
> done.
>
> Just how much programming work would it be for a
> robot's AI/inputs to have
> to cope with flourescent lights (which basically are
> a stripe and not a
> point) on the ceiling??
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>
> Cheers ...
>
> Geoffrey Hyde
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| I take it you are thinking about using the CMUCam or some similar system with some level of intelligence on board the camera processor. After all -you are really not going to be able to shift the amount of data required to process on board the RCX, (...) (19 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New contest
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| "PeterBalch" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:200512070728_MC...rve.com... (...) Just how much programming work would it be for a robot's AI/inputs to have to cope with flourescent lights (which basically are a stripe and not a (...) (19 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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