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Re: Landmark Based Outdoor Robot Localization

Any means possible .... ?

Deploy an aerial minibot carryipng a camera able to see the entire path.
Stabilize the xyz location (and orientation) of the minibot (an exercise left up to the reader).
Record (video) the path-follower as it follows the path, and store the result.
Once the path is removed, have the minibot tell the path-follower where to go to have it retrace the recorded path.

PS: The minibot might be a camera on a tall stick at the beginning of the path, if that camera can see the entire path.

PPS: The minibot might be a camera on a tall stick that is atop the path-following vehicle. Does the terrain close to the path contain discernable landmarks/features?
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