Re: [ahead]: [mowbot] ultrasound

Monta Elkins (Monta nospam at vt.edu)
Tue, 24 Sep 1996 13:48:18 -0400

Thomas A Maier wrote:
>
> > ...As long as you can measure the strength of
> > the return, rather than just its presence or absence...
[snip]

Utrasound techniques are interesting, but a little ahead
of our current position. We haven't decided for sure
that there will be an ultrasonic sensor....

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Now for my own jump....
Anybody got any ideas for a location technology,
accurate to 3cm over 50M (without and dead reckoning
input)?

maybe ultrasound or IR beacons?

-- 
-Monta Elkins


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