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Re: navigation with compass
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:34:37 GMT
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Janet and Carl McIver <jncmcivr@gte.%NoMoreSpam%net>
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For compasses and other methods of orienting oneself to the world, check
out these firms:
http://idt.net/~aosi/
http://www.xbow.com/
http://dinsmoregroup.com/dico/ The 1490 is great for simple navigation
http://www.precisionnavigation.com/precd.phtml
-----Original Message-----
From: Hao-yang Wang <hywangATpoboxDOTcom@lugnet.com>
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 2:57 PM
Subject: navigation with compass
> > > Having said that at some stage I'm going to hook a compass up to my RCX,
> > > because I can't think of any other way of building a robot which can
> > > navigate it's domain.
> >
> > Actually there is a working LEGO compass, put probably not large and
> > reliable enough to be read by a sensor.
> >
> > Eric Brok
>
> Light sensor with a magnifier? :-)
>
> I tried using the differential gear to "remember" the initial heading of my
> robot, and painfully discovered that the result would drift off after many
> turns. Now I think compass is the way to go. (I wonder how Simen solves the
> drifting problem in his Vector Rover.)
>
> The type that comes with a ball suspended in liquid may be a better choice
> because you don't have to level it too carefully.
>
> Hao-yang Wang
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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