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I have a requirement in which I want to track 10+ robots in a field (or hanger), the robots are small.

My first thought would be to use a drone to act as a collector, monitoring the position of each robot, but what should I use to track and measure positions. I need to know where each robot is down to a 1 inch accuracy.

Alternatively could I use some kind of 10 DOF device on each robot to calculate it's actual position from a starting point?

I could also have some kind of post system to act as beacons - but no more than 6-8 in a 80m x 20m area.

Be grateful for any pointers.

thanks

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    \$\begingroup\$ Is there a GPS reception over the field? \$\endgroup\$
    – Eugene Sh.
    Aug 7, 2015 at 16:59
  • \$\begingroup\$ Yes GPS reception could be acceptable \$\endgroup\$
    – user2739963
    Aug 7, 2015 at 19:03
  • \$\begingroup\$ So make the robots to read their locations from GPS and transmit it to your tracker. \$\endgroup\$
    – Eugene Sh.
    Aug 7, 2015 at 19:12
  • \$\begingroup\$ what kind of robot? If it runs on wheels you can count revolutions of each wheel and calculate coordinates from a starting point. Accuracy can be made quite good. \$\endgroup\$
    – Oleg Mazurov
    Aug 8, 2015 at 3:35
  • \$\begingroup\$ Would like to transfer to animals when proven with robots so wheels are out I'm afraid \$\endgroup\$
    – user2739963
    Aug 8, 2015 at 11:31

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