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Unread 19-02-2003, 10:23
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Originally posted by wysiswyg
Actually there is a way to implement dead reckoning that gets rid of the above problems. Use an encoder disk.
This has been discussed several times and I'm well aware of other solutions. However the original poster was asking about why an internal counter doesn't work so well. When I said "a fundamental problem with dead reckoning" I guess I should have said "a fundamental problem with driving by timing loops".