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Sensors, Navigation Agents and Arbitration

               would provide the ability to map the entire environment 360 degrees around the
               robot.
                                         The obvious way is usually a trap!




















                                                      Sonar                15 o
                                                       Ring
















                        Figure 12.1. The ubiquitous “Polaroid ring” sonar configuration


               The Polaroid “ring” configuration ignored the principles of proper sensor deployment.




















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