Tracker
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Summary
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     This service receives the global position of the robot and tracks the 
robots position.  The path history is saved, and can be viewed graphically.



Installing
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     Extract the zip in the Robotics Developers Studio root.  It will place the
files at: <RoboticsDevelopersStudioRoot>/packages/BA/Tracker.  Then run
<RoboticsDevelopersStudioRoot>/packages/MigrateUser.cmd to customize the project 
files to your user and RDS version.  Then compile.

This service requires the SimRobot and RoboticsCommonExtras services which should also
be included in the zip file.  The included Visual Studio solution for Tracker 
contains all three projects.  Open it, compile and run.


Usage
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     Run the Tracker service.  This will also start the simulation 
environment with a test room and pioneer robot.  The simple dashboard 
will also start.  Drive the robot around a bit.  Then navigate your browser to: 
http://localhost:50000/tracker to display the path of the robot.  
The red circle indicates the robot and its heading.  

     This service can also work with my Logger / Player services.


Known Issues
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 * You must refresh the internet page to see up to date information
 * The Trackers parameters are set up to only work in the provided SimRobot room



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Ben Axelrod 2009
http://www.benaxelrod.com


