Question: A differentially - steered robot is currently positioned at the origin of the global reference and is pointed in the direction of the x 1

A differentially-steered robot is currently positioned at the origin of the global reference and is pointed in the direction of the x1 axis. It is necessary to drive it to a goal whose range and bearing is (70(m),30). The robot's construction requires that the maximum turn rate that it can be run at is 0.25rads(in magnitude).
a) If the robot is required to follow a single circular path to the goal, what should the radius of this path be?
b) Where is the ICC located with respect to the global axes?
c) What is the shortest time that the robot will take to arrive at the goal?
d) What will its orientation (pose angle) be when it gets to the goal?
e) Reevaluate part (a) if the robot is required to have a pose angle of 90 at the destination.
f) In the situation presented in this problem, is there a way of determining (even before you move) whether the distance to the goal is shorter if you drive backwards rather than forwards?
A differentially - steered robot is currently

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