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Re: Common or uncommon sensors used in FRC

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Originally Posted by itsjustmrb View Post
Our team is looking into expanding our use of sensors. What sensors do y'all use? Please provide links or specific details of possible.
Mostly, we use the Eyeball, Mk I and the onboard camera. We would like to be using IR range sensors, IR through-beam sensors, 9-axis IMU, ultrasonic range sensors, potentiometers, and encoders, but we can never seem to get any of them to work reliably.

The best we've been able to do lately is get a potentiometer to give us output for our shooter deck angle calculations and have the camera make the robot able to chase after a frisbee on the floor in a game of "Keep Away".
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