[Robotgroup] Drive a Droid proposal... How to detect the "fence"?

[Vern Graner]

Andre Lamothe wrote:
> There is going to be a lot of noise, wind, rain  even potentially,

Actually the event is scheduled for an indoors venue so the 
environmental extremes will be less intense, but I get the idea. Not 
exactly a perfect noise free (visual, RF or otherwise) area! :)

> RF to work would be too complex, I would stick to basics and use 
> reflective tape (like from home depot),

Thats kinda what I figured. The thing about using sensors on the robot 
is that we can't just hang sensors around the robot itself. We have to 
"hide" them in the existing external motif of an R2D2. I figured I could 
recess the CMU cam under the robot in the recessed area into which the 
center wheel would normally retract. We don't want to spoil the look of 
the droid.

> and make 3 perimeters around the arena like 1 foot apart or something,

Thats an interesting idea. Make multiple rings.. hmm... Lots to think 
on. Thanks! :)

Vern

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