Beacon systems
Beacon systems can be used to find:
- the position of our robot on the table,
- the position of the opponent robot on the table,
- and/or the position of the opponent robot relative to our robot.
This is needed to make a good avoidance system or to fine tune our strategy.
Here you will found pages about math behind several beacon systems or about technical solutions.
Generic solutions:
- Triangulation systems (from beacon) (current chosen solution)
- Triangulation systems (from robot)
- Time Difference of Arrival systems
- Polar systems using angle to find distance
Technical solutions:
- Servo Beacon: servomotor-based beacon system with ultrasonic measure
- [FR] Radiofrequency beacon system: gonio-based beacon system with RF waves
- [FR] Radioactive beacon system: was a joke for April fool's day
Links
There is more links on specific pages.
Microb Technology: Faire des balises laser en buvant des bières: À lire absolument !
http://www.pobot.org/Balises-laser-goniometriques.html