Beja Expert Licensed User Longtime User May 18, 2018 #1 Question not perfect.. sorry. If I know all lat/long points in the way of a robot, is there a way to make him reach point B from point A without the compass?
Question not perfect.. sorry. If I know all lat/long points in the way of a robot, is there a way to make him reach point B from point A without the compass?
R Roycefer Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User May 18, 2018 #2 You can program the robot to calculate its heading from its last two GPS points and then adjust accordingly. The downsides of this approach are that it only works when the robot is in motion and it is subject to a wide margin of error due to imprecision in GPS. If your robot has a turret-mounted camera, it can augment this approach with computer vision capabilities but this fairly advanced. Upvote 0
You can program the robot to calculate its heading from its last two GPS points and then adjust accordingly. The downsides of this approach are that it only works when the robot is in motion and it is subject to a wide margin of error due to imprecision in GPS. If your robot has a turret-mounted camera, it can augment this approach with computer vision capabilities but this fairly advanced.
MarkusR Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User May 19, 2018 #3 outside on a big free parking area it will work. make a graphic representation simulation in b4j at pc. Upvote 0
outside on a big free parking area it will work. make a graphic representation simulation in b4j at pc.
