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Re: SONAR sensors for collision avoidance

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Originally Posted by windell747 View Post
Thanks for your response! Hmm damping function. What do you mean by this? is this a mathematical damping function?
Exactly. Ours was something like

(a) if object is within 12", only drive the motors at 2/3 the commanded speed
(b) if object is within 6", only drive the motors at 1/3 the commanded speed

Using this approach, we could run out robot at full speed towards a box on the field, and it would only lightly bump it.