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Remote controlling & multiple SRV-1 in 1 area (Read 656 times)
Yisheng
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Remote controlling & multiple SRV-1 in 1 area
07/12/11 at 8:46pm
 
Hi all,
 
I'm totally new to robotics so please pardon me for my mild understanding.
 
I'm researching on a project that will allow different people from around the world to control different robots.
The users would be controlling the robot on a web browser with its' camera view.
All these robots is restrict within the same area, controlled by wi-fi or radio.
There's a few ending points, so at the end of the controlled period, the system would need to know which ending point the robot is at.
 
A example would be a maze with different entrance & exits, all the robots will be controlled by different users to solve the maze.
 
From reading around documents and forums, it's state that a single robot can be setup to allow remote control with it's camera view. Is it possible with multiple robots within the same area?
Could the system detect the end point of the robot? To make it easier, I could add things such as QR code or a color/number board to have the camera face it in the end point. Would this help in making things simpler?
 
Would appreciate greatly for any guides and pointers to making my research fruitful.
 
Thanks a lot for reading.
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Re: Remote controlling & multiple SRV-1 in 1 area
Reply #1 - 07/15/11 at 6:17am
 
There are two different issues here.
 
Issue 1: Multiple robots in the same arena being controlled by different people is a definite capability of the SRV. I have ten or more robots running this way in my lab with the only difference being that the users are in the lab and not over the web.
 
Issue 2: Knowing the location of the robot is not pre-built into the SRV. This would be something you would need to add yourself based on your sensor and code knowledge. It could be a visual que as you stated and then it would only require the operator to know where they are, but again this functionality will be up to you to define/design.
 
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