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Re: Q:Best approach to line tracking
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:55:02 GMT
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JON@MIDNIGHTBEACH.stopspammersCOM
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I've used a similar approach, and it does work, but you still can't go
very fast. I'd like to try a double sensor approach, myself ... have a
friend bringing a second set by this weekened.
Robert Munafo wrote:
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> This is mainly for people who still want to stick to just one light sensor --
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> You can still figure out which way to turn even with just one sensor, by
> following the edge of the line rather than trying to follow the center. This
> works only if your line is wide enough to fill the light sensor's field of
> view. Let's say it's a dark line on a light surface and you want to follow the
> right edge -- if it gets real light you're off the line completely and you
> should turn left. If it's real dark you're in the center of the line and you
> need to turn right.
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> This design also allows you to have the speed depend on how far off center the
> reading is, allowing for a more graceful movement than sudden starts and stops.
> When you're further off center, the forward velocity would be less and the
> turning velocity would be greater (but remember the motor speed control doesn't
> work too well, you have to pulse the motors). That helps reduce superfluous
> oscillation (it can't be eliminated entirely) and that helps increase your
> maximum attainable speed. The details of your velocity functions will determine
> how much oscillation remains and how sharp the curves can be before it really
> slows down a lot.
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