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Autonomous Golf Course Mower

Topics Covered

  • Golf Course Mower
  • Challenge Overview

Check Your Understanding

  1. What does a gyro sensor help the robot to do?
    1. Move a precise distance
    2. Turn more precisely
    3. Use GPS
    4. None of the above
  2. Why does the autonomous mower use a gyro sensor if it already has GPS?
    1. A gyro sensor is more accurate than GPS
    2. GPS is sometimes blocked or unavailable
    3. GPS can be slow sometimes
    4. The robot moves faster using gyro sensor
  3. Why should your robot use a gyro sensor even if it already has rotation sensors?
    1. Wheels sometimes slip and lose accuracy
    2. The wheel's rotation sensor cannot be used to detect body rotation
    3. The gyro sensor works independently from GPS
    4. All of the above

ClosedClick here for the Answers

B. Turn more precisely

B. GPS is sometimes blocked or unavailable

A. Wheels sometimes slip and lose accuracy

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