[ArzaanK]

Hello Chief Delphi

This off season, our team is looking into doing various projects. One thing that we would really like to get done is making use of sensors such as encoders, potentiometers and gyroscopes.

Our team has never had much luck with sensors. The extent of our sensor use was a hall effect sensor to measure shooter RPM last year, and a limit switch to tell us when our catapult was retracted. We tried to use Greyhill 63R encoders last year, but with no luck. (1114 and 2056 tried to help us get them working at GTR East last year, with no avail).

This off season, we have had some luck with the old KOP Gyroscope/Accelerometer sensor to detect our robots rotation.

Our main question is, what kind of sensors do you recommend? We've browsed many websites looking for encoders, potentiometers and gyro's but we are lost on which ones work the best.

If you could tell us what kind of encoders you use on drive trains and shooters, the potentiometers you use and the gyro's you use, why you use them, and how they have worked for you, we would really appreciate it.

Thanks,