Monthly Archives: March 2013

Moving a Robot, Part 2: Heading Issues

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Rick

So in our previous episode, we discussed how to move a two wheeled robot. However, we mentioned that there’s a problem with computing the angle delta: The problem is angle wraparound. There are two primary ways of representing a heading:  … Continue reading →

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Montana

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Rick

As it has been for the past few years, I traveled with some of my work compatriots to Big Sky, Montana for the IEEE Aerospace Conference.  A conference that is more likely better known for being held at a ski … Continue reading →

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Moving a robot, part 1

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rick

So you decide that you want to move a wheeled robot around because you happen to have a wheeled robot that needs programming.  That’s great!  Let’s talk about that a little. Preliminaries Let’s assume that your robot can obtain a … Continue reading →

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