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Originally Posted by jvriezen
Encoders: These are devices that you mount onto a spinning shaft (i.e. shooter wheel shaft, or drive train shaft.) They are connected to motor controllers (i.e. jaguar) and tell the controller and/or cRIO how fast the shaft is turning, and in which direction it is turning.
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Encoders can also be used to determine the position of a robot element, like the angle of an arm.