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GPS for UGV

Posted by Joel on September 29, 2010 at 3:00pm
Is there a recommended GPS unit for UGV's? Does the IMU work well enough with regular GPS modules to keep a vehicle on the road?

I'm just wondering if i were to program a rc car to go around a large track, what would i need so that it would not go off the track. It seems like regular GPS modules wouldnt be able to be precise enough(although the IMU would)

Any suggestions?

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  • Matthew Christenson August 24, 2016 at 6:37am
    As this is 6 years old I thought I would see if any lower cost (sub $500) solutions have been developed to produce a more acurate GPS for a ground vehicle. I am doing preliminary research for a land rover UGV and trying to work out what level of ambition i should have with a budget of about $3000.
  • Joel September 29, 2010 at 6:26pm
    according to this page it can be pretty accurate using WAAS: http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html
  • Joel September 29, 2010 at 3:40pm
    This looks good: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8266

    I wonder how hard it will be to get it to work with ardu-mega
  • Joel September 29, 2010 at 3:10pm
    like one that is WAAS ready?
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