View Single Post
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 31-01-2014, 16:26
magnets's Avatar
magnets magnets is offline
Registered User
no team
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: United States
Posts: 748
magnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond reputemagnets has a reputation beyond repute
Re: pic: 3D Printed Gyro Mount for PDB

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
In reality, there is indeed a slight sensitivity to acceleration by the yaw rate sensor. It's usually not enough to worry about in the context of an FRC match. However, if you've managed to get a precise enough calibration and to minimize the temperature effects, you might notice a very small error in the heading if the sensor is not at the center of rotation.
True, but I would be really, really surprised if the acceleration of the robot spinning was noticeable compared to the acceleration the robot faces when it hits something (or is just driving) in terms of messing with the gyro.