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Re: Gyro drift for a simple EV3

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Originally Posted by lgphoneeric View Post
The issue being that it adds degrees when it is stationary.
Thats an issue with nearly every gyro I've ever dealt with.. you have a couple options

1) Do what the above poster said, calculate the amount of deg/sec added (very percisely) and compensate it (not recommended)
2) Attach a potentiometer to the pivot point of the tower (recommended)