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Re: Household Positioning System Re: DGPS
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Wed, 10 May 2000 20:38:19 GMT
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Cool idea.  Do you have it working?  Or do you have a schematic that is
somewhat working?  If so, I want to test out how accurate it will be.  It
will be fun to use the LED as landmarks in the building.

--

                                                            Ray


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In a message dated 05/08/2000 6:25:33 PM Central Daylight Time,
willb@selway.umt.edu writes:

Forget global.  We need to devise HPS -- Household Positioning System!


    How about a beacon system.  Each room can have 3 or so beacons high on
the wall.  Each beacon flashes at 38Khz and each beacon modulates this • 38KHz
with its own personal code.  The top layer of your robot would have 3 or 4
directional sensors with precision angular encoders mounted on them.  Then
take the angles measured from each sensor and the code number for that
sensor.  Use the code number to look up the beacon location from ROM.  Use
the angles measured and the known position of the beacons to deduce the
robots location.
    If you are reluctant to go attaching LEDs to the walls of your house, • you
could build a box containing several IR Lasers.  Modulate the lasers the • same
as you would for LED beacons.  Shine the lasers at various points on the
walls (where the beacons should be) and the scattered laser spot will be • your
beacon source.

Just a thought,
Pherd
Currently in Pensacola FL  soon Hartford CT




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(...) How about a beacon system. Each room can have 3 or so beacons high on the wall. Each beacon flashes at 38Khz and each beacon modulates this 38KHz with its own personal code. The top layer of your robot would have 3 or 4 directional sensors (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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