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Re: Autonomy: How Did You Guys Do It?

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Originally Posted by PriyankP View Post
I tried using gyro but due to sensor inefficiency, the gyro reading would keep increasing even if the robot's not moving. I was told that it happens with all gyros and it shouldn't make a big difference in the 15-20 second autos...

It will always drift slightly. If you're noticing big changes it's likely that the robot was moving when the gyro initialized and biased. If that happens it will constantly think it is in motion afterwards. Make sure that it's completely still during boot up.