Lawn mower position system. How feasible?

asked 2020-02-03 21:18:42 -0600

Roman1974 gravatar image

I'm new to OpenCV, and I started to play with it because I want to give a position system to my robotic lawn mower. The idea is to have a few cameras which can see the robot, and calculate it's position. I would appreciate an expert opinion on how feasible and how robust can be this system. Mostly I'm worry about lighting conditions, I'm sharing some examples. Thank you!

Román

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I had same ideas that was dating back to 2012. I merely used raspberry pi zero. Are you using remote control?

supra56 gravatar imagesupra56 ( 2020-02-03 22:06:13 -0600 )edit

Yes, now I'm using remote control, but there is kind of autopilot. It has a magnetic compass, so I can give orders like: "forward 5 meters heading 234 degrees". Of course I can use bumpers detectors or wire fence, and create a random patterns; but I really want something more smart... at least I have to try.

Roman1974 gravatar imageRoman1974 ( 2020-02-03 22:35:55 -0600 )edit

I see that you're using compass. What hardware are you using? As for me. I used Raspberry pi, usb webcam or picamera and hrs05 sensor. You can used app without using compass.

supra56 gravatar imagesupra56 ( 2020-02-04 07:03:55 -0600 )edit

Now I have a Raspberry Pi, Webcam, ads1115 for voltages sensing, hmc5883 (compass), l298 (dual bridge for dc motors control). But that is the basic... I plan to add more hardware in the future . I didn't undertand, what do you mean you you say: " You can used app without using compass"?

Roman1974 gravatar imageRoman1974 ( 2020-02-04 09:10:54 -0600 )edit
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