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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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