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Automation

killaspec · 2014-12-06 20:04:21

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on ideas to automate a land vehicle going from point A to point B and back again? I was thinking running IR leds along the path to guide it but I am sure there are better ways. GPS is an option but I am worried because it needs to go to a very specific point that the GPS won't be…

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06-12-2014 9:04pm

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killaspec

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I am wondering if anyone has any advice on ideas to automate a land vehicle going from point A to point B and back again? I was thinking running IR leds along the path to guide it but I am sure there are better ways.

GPS is an option but I am worried because it needs to go to a very specific point that the GPS won't be accurate.

Any advice welcome.

Matt

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#2 06-12-2014 10:27pm
L.Jenkins

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Can you not use GPS and a co-ordinate system to reference both point and let the vehicle find its way between.

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