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Old 02-08-2017, 02:23 PM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark View Post
So then it knows where it has moved to? Maybe, but how? GPS? Gyroscopes? Seems like an expensive way to do it, no?
You can buy tiny chips which have an internal compass, accelerometers and tilt sensor for a couple of dollars. Dead reckoning is where you estimate your current position based on movements from a known location.
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