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Re: which sensor to use

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Originally Posted by tilky View Post
we want to be able to read the angle of the robot relative to horizontal so when we go on the bridge, it will balance itself. we got it to work, but we have to reset it before and i didn't know if there was a better way
Ah, you want to measure tilt angle. The accelerometer (on the same board as the gyro, but with a separate digital interface) will work well for that. Keep in mind that the vector magnitude will be higher than 1G while the robot is moving, so you may need to compensate for that.
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