Re: Optical Encoders
Hi,
I am looking into a similar option for my team involving encoders. We tried to implement some during build season but due to mechanical inaccuracies, we couldn't get them to fit on and read correctly. (We don't have a machine shop and use hand tools to make all our parts in house.)
The banebots encoders that go on the gearbox would fit in nicely with our system, but I was wondering if they would provide an accurate enough reading for wheel speeds being attached to the gearbox rather than the axle. We have a similar setup with live axles, and chained banebots motors with attached gearboxes.
We would use the encoders to vary the wheels speeds automatically. We already have a camera set up for alignment. I'm just wondering if the speed read at the gearbox can be used in the code with some adjustments for friction losses accurately. I don't do programming so I can't answer a lot of questions personally on how we wrote the code for the set up we tired to implement earlier.
Thanks!
-Anna
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