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Re: Which sensors should be used throughout the robot?

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Originally Posted by Ari423 View Post
For a non-drifting gyro we use the NavX which only drifts 2 or 3 degrees in a match. If you wanted to track position you could doubly integrate an accelerometer and combine that with the gyro, but again you will need a good accelerometer as doubly integrating adds even more opportunity for accumulated error.
That is a lot more positive then the last comment... I'll try the NavX... Do you think that triangulation is a possible option? Maybe with a fisheye camera on top of a bot or something like that...
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