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11-06-2006, 10:24 PM
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How would you build a car for a dog?
Obviously, a stupid question. However, I went on an job interview many years ago, and I was asked this question. I think it might be a good question to look at thought processes as opposed to knowledge.
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11-06-2006, 10:52 PM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
My answer was to attemp to determine the line of sight, where ever the dog looks the car goes. If he looks far into the distance the car goes faster. If the dog is focusing on something close the car slowsdown.
My second answer was to breed a greyhound.
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#4
11-08-2006, 09:16 AM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
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My answer was to attemp to determine the line of sight, where ever the dog looks the car goes. If he looks far into the distance the car goes faster. If the dog is focusing on something close the car slowsdown. [/ QUOTE ] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I thought of this answer too
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#5
11-08-2006, 09:46 AM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
I would think to teach a dog how to drive said car you would have to implement some sort of a positive/negative reinforcer into the car. If the dog had to drive under certain guidelines, not just going nuts on like the salt flats or something, you would have to have a system of positively reinforcing it when it went in the correct direction, and punishing it when it went the wrong direction. Dogs don't have the capability to gauge cause and effect like we do which is pretty necessary for not dying while driving a car.
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11-08-2006, 10:15 AM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
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I would think to teach a dog how to drive said car you would have to implement some sort of a positive/negative reinforcer into the car. If the dog had to drive under certain guidelines, not just going nuts on like the salt flats or something, you would have to have a system of positively reinforcing it when it went in the correct direction, and punishing it when it went the wrong direction. Dogs don't have the capability to gauge cause and effect like we do which is pretty necessary for not dying while driving a car. [/ QUOTE ] I think any system to allow a dog to drive a car on the public roads is out of the question. We should limit ourselves to designing a motorised vehicle for a dog. The most important thing is to keep it SIMPLE. Dogs are not going to handle gear changes, so the vehilce needs to be one-geared or automatic. Then, the actual control mechanism needs to be simple enough so the dog can figure it out and know what it's doing. I liked the line-of-sight idea, but I wonder if a paws-on system could work. You might have to tether the dog into the controls for it to get the idea.
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#7
11-08-2006, 06:41 PM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
[ QUOTE ]
I would think to teach a dog how to drive said car you would have to implement some sort of a positive/negative reinforcer into the car. If the dog had to drive under certain guidelines, not just going nuts on like the salt flats or something, you would have to have a system of positively reinforcing it when it went in the correct direction, and punishing it when it went the wrong direction. Dogs don't have the capability to gauge cause and effect like we do which is pretty necessary for not dying while driving a car. [/ QUOTE ]Behavioral modification is a good way to train a dog to drive a car. But how would you build the car.
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#8
11-08-2006, 06:38 PM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
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[ QUOTE ] My answer was to attemp to determine the line of sight, where ever the dog looks the car goes. If he looks far into the distance the car goes faster. If the dog is focusing on something close the car slowsdown. [/ QUOTE ] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I thought of this answer too [/ QUOTE ]Why the sad face, it seems like a good answer. Of course I'm a bit biased in that belief.
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#9
11-09-2006, 11:42 PM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
The dog powers a treadmill. When he speeds up, sensors on the treadmill speed up the car. Steering is hooked up to his body, not his head. If the car goes wherever he looks, it will be erratic and a menace to the road. Only if he starts turning his body does the car turn.
I'm still figuring out the blinkers.
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#10
11-10-2006, 04:05 PM
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Re: How would you build a car for a dog?
Are you talking about a treadplatform with 360 degree movement? How would you design such a thing? If so I think it's the best answer yet.
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