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Hello Udacians, today I would like to ask you about the necessary hardware to implement something approximate, not as advanced as google self-driving car of course. I did some research and I found out that some new cars brings LIDAR tech from factory like the VOLVO XC class. is there any possibility to play with the sensor to use it for our purposes? also, if someone is interested in buying a LIDAR sensor, how much does it cost? Thanks! |
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Well, @BayesianHorse, thanks anyway for your.... "answer"... I have a couple of questions for you... First, I have to admit that I am a newbie in this field, and that is the reason why I am here, trying to learn. The question is, what league are you talking about? are you in that league? Second, I didn't state " I will build a self-driving car, tell me what materials I need". I ask for information, just for curiosity, to learn a little bit more.. Even Prof.Sebastian Said that he loves "Stupid" questions... Check here. I suggest you to read it. The question is, who are you to tell me my question was stupid or that I am out of the league?..."if there exists one".. 1
Not to mention that there is no such thing as a "stupid question", just "question". Good luck with your efforts, and be safe! Well said! thanks my friend! |
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I learn faster by making too. I found this for UAV's maybe it can be hacked for class purposes. |
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Not to sound too rude, but the way you are asking this questions indicates that you are not really ready yet for experimenting with real cars. As to the Laser rangefinders... Maybe you can find one on Ebay and hack it. Looks like most devices are not really meant for what you want to do, but rather helping with parking etc. At the very least you'd have to mount them on a rotating gear or something As I said, it very much sounds like you are out of your league... 1
I disagree completely. Udatroid is going to have a Udacity CS373 certificate. After that and with application and experimentation the sky is the limit! you are right @peteMcC! thanks! 2
for anyone who never touched any real physical device for robotics, that question is quite helpful. |
