Hi all,
Need advice on how to proceed with my mini-magellan GPS robot.
I have the robot essentially done except for the coding. Chassis, motors, motor drivers, GPS unit, etc. are all in place and functioning.
The mini-magellan competition I hope to enter requires that the robot navigate as close as possible to 4 or 5 cones that are in known positions. Ideally, when the robot gets close to a cone it uses vision or some other method to approach and then lightly touch the cone for extra points. My goal for this robot is to just get close.
My problem is the GPS code. I'm pretty much a newb, and have been struggling with how to make the GPS end of it work. I have been looking at the Ardupilot code, and the TinyGPS library as possible solutions.
The Ardupilot does way more than I need (altitude, gyros, etc.). There is some talk on the Arudpilot forums about using it for ground based vehicles but I can't find any examples.
My handheld GPS outputs standard NEMA info at 4800bps. I have been able to connect the GPS to the 9pin serial on my Arduino and display the raw data on an LCD screen.
This robot will be going up against some potentially very complex and expensive bots, so I don't expect to win. I just want to successfully complete the course.
Any advice would be welcomed.
Thanks!