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Re: Line Following by Humans versus Bots
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:19:57 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Soh Chio Siong writes:
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> I would really like to know who or how was it decided that bots should follow • a single line in
> the first place. Is it just to save on black paint or the number of light • sensors?
> Any clues?
A single black line (of any width) on a white background *is* two white lines
on black background.
The real question is: what is the optimal width for the line? (given the
number of sensors available)
-g
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Line Following by Humans versus Bots
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| (...) Heh, good point. (...) Incidentally, in my robot I have solved my moving light sensor problem. Now I'm left to the tedium of properly linking all four corners of my synchro platform now that I can't just freely run things through the center. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Line Following by Humans versus Bots
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| (...) Hey, that is very deep insight! Worthy of the Tao Te Ching. (...) The typical width given in the competitions is 1 inch (conveniently the width of electrical tape). Is this the minimum? I'm experimenting with a wider line. I believe the width (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Line Following by Humans versus Bots
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| (...) Thanks, I'll have to get myself a copy. Judging from the lively discussions in an accompanying thread on line followers, it seems that following a single black line is far from being a trivial matter. It seems to me more natural to be keeping (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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