Re: [Playerstage-users] Communication between robots

[Tyler J. G. <ty...@gu...>]

> I now have a need for the two robots in my Stage simulation to let each
> other know their positions.  Is there a way to do that in Player/Stage?  In
> the past, somebody has mentioned the relay driver.  I did not see any
> mention of that driver in the Player manual.  Where can I get information
> about that?
> Or do I need to have the robots communicate their position information in
> the client program?
> Any help would be appreciated.

Are you looking to use Player and Stage, or Stage alone?

If you're looking to use Stage alone and develop a controller plugin to 
control your robots, you can always use the Wifi and communications patch 
that I submit to the Sourceforge tracker at:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2878504&group_id=42445&atid=433166
The wifi model in stage simulates wifi communication in your Stage world. 
This includes various radio propagation models, and the ability to pass 
messages between robots in radio range.

If you're looking to use Player AND stage together this Wifi model could 
still be used, but you'd need to do some work to modify Player so that it 
supports the expanded Wifi model I've included in the patch.

Tyler