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Cheaper Robotic Car

ercoerco Posts: 20,255
edited 2013-05-15 08:47 in Robotics
LiDar-free! http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=262579

Particularly noteworthy is the fact that the scanning system sees obstacles 164 feet in front of the car. Chosen, no doubt, because the engines of late model Corvairs are 164 CID.

Comments

  • BrainStrainBrainStrain Posts: 30
    edited 2013-05-02 21:16
    It is a rare individual who knows the size of a Corvair engine. And, yes, I agree, what else could the range be based on?
  • thebigmacdthebigmacd Posts: 9
    edited 2013-05-14 18:05
    BrainStrain wrote: »
    It is a rare individual who knows the size of a Corvair engine. And, yes, I agree, what else could the range be based on?

    Literal conversion from 50 metres.

    One of my pet peeves is when people take an approximate, rounded value and convert it to another unit as if it is a highly-precise number. I'd just round it to the nearest 50 feet and be satisfied with 150.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    edited 2013-05-15 08:47
    thebigmacd wrote: »
    I'd just round it to the nearest 50 feet and be satisfied with 150.

    But then, my two cents would round down to... nothing. :(
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