DPRG Outdoor Robot Challenge

David P. Anderson Department of Geological Sciences Southern Methodist University www.geology.smu.edu/~dpa-www/myrobots.html

This article is a compilation of email postings from the Dallas Personal Robotics Group list server, concerning the upcoming 2008 DPRG Outdoor Robot Challenge and possible ways to accomplish these outdoor robot navigation tasks:

1. DPRG Outdoor Navigation Challenges #1 and #2.

2. Useful math routines for robot navigation.

3. Navigation and simple target acquisition behaviors.

4. Obstacle avoidance behaviors and Challenges #3 and #4.

5. Simple Navigation calibration and tuning.

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