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Re: tracking robot position
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999 19:46:50 GMT
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Vlad Dumitrescu wrote in message ...
> Hi all!
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> I had an idea last night, and I think something good might come out of it, • with
> so many smart people around! *s*
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> I need a way to track the position of my robot, and I realized that • attaching
> the PC mouse to it might do the trick!
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> Without hardware intervention, the only way is to have a cord going to the • PC
> thus limiting the range and the elegance(!?) of the solution - maybe it is
Use a cordless mouse. They use radio and have a range of several metres.
> possible to just use the mouse sensors and wheels as "home-made" rotation
> sensors and plug them directly to the RCX?
It's time Lego came up with a GPS sensor for the RCX ;-)
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> A disadvantage would be that 2 input ports will be used, but if an • extension
> plate is used on the 3rd to enable 4 extra touch sensors, it might not be • such
> a big problem after all...
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> /Vlad
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