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Unread 17-01-2011, 02:26
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Re: Integrating the Accelerometer

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Originally Posted by Jogo View Post
Thanks for the feedback.

As far as encoders...I don't really know how well those will do because we are using mecanum.
I have the same question. Will encoders work for measuring distance while using mecanum wheels?

I'm also worried about having the robot correctly oriented so that gyro angle zero is exactly perpendicular to the front of the field. Otherwise, we wouldn't get perfect results.. is this going to be a huge problem for autonomous?