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Re: Finding Distance From Driver Station

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Originally Posted by RyanCahoon View Post
Distance sensors are very useful for measuring proximity, for example, but for ubiquitous absolute positioning on a FIRST field, it seems like you wouldn't have the kind of accuracy I would want. IMHO.

--Ryan
Exactly, my goal is to have a solution that works similar to the NorthStar localization. The idea is that you can identify a beacon, and then determine your position relative to it. Given to NorthStar requires a ceiling, but the idea is still the same.

http://www.evolution.com/products/northstar/
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