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  Re: Robot Positioning using Beacons
 
The problem with IR is that it tends to get everywhere, reflecting off of surfaces etc, so it's hard to triangulate. May I suggest a related but different approach. Make your beacons out of hybrid IR/sonar transmitters. The beacons will periodically (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Robot Positioning using Beacons
 
That sounds good, but what do I use to drive each beacon, (e.g. send out the coded IR signal and sonar ping). Using a full blown microcontroller like the handyboard for each one would be incredibly expensive and wasteful. I only need a controller (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Robot Positioning using Beacons
 
Would a HandyCricket be good for driving the beacons? "Chris Steiger" <csteiger@comcast.net> wrote in message news:GvGHKu.2wr@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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