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Subject: 
Re: Robot navigation
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 14:05:29 GMT
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Try http://www.daimi.au.dk/~mic/speciale/RCX/

Also, for a cheap 'n' cheerful approach, go to http://www.legomindstorms.com/, click the
'Search inventions' item in the Navbar on the left, and search for Compassbot.

Cheers

JP

John Barnes wrote:

> I have noticed a lot of effort being put into the most
> ingenius robot platforms designed to increase the accuracy
> and repeatability of navigation. While many of these designs
> are a credit to the designer concerned, I can't help but wonder
> if they will ever solve the inherent random friction loss
> problems which end up integrating small directional erros into
> large location errors.
> 
> Is anyone else working on possible techniques, like electronic
> compasses to correct heading errors and echo location to
> correct position errors?
> 
> I think the open loop approach will be very hard to tame with
> the kind of mechanical accuracies available.
> 
> JB



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I have noticed a lot of effort being put into the most ingenius robot platforms designed to increase the accuracy and repeatability of navigation. While many of these designs are a credit to the designer concerned, I can't help but wonder if they (...) (27 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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