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Re: Anything better than a gyro?
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Originally Posted by siggy2xc
Is there something else we could use to accurately measure the rotation of the robot? The gyro we have slowly drifts off and within 2 minutes of driving around, its a good 30 degrees off. Or if we spin quickly then it gets thrown off by a large amount. We just need to know the direction we are facing relative to the driver. Maybe there is a better gyro or some sort of compass?
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We've been using encoders attached to two dummy wheels for the last few years. It works very well. You can calculate the heading from the difference in the distance the two wheels have travelled.
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