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Re: Need Good Cheap Gyro for Balancing Vehicle
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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Will the Memsic one Parallax sells work for a balancing vehicle application? It seems like it would be the easiest to use with the BS2 and also the cheapest. The ADXRS300 and ADXRS150 I can get for about $55 but I don't know how to use them with the BS2. The Memsic has sample code but I don't know if it will work. Does anyone else know?
I know its not the same as using inertial parts, but there is a lego mindstorms project called the Legway that uses infrared proximity sensors to balance vertically. You can get the sensors from Acroname for $11.50. The GDPD12 would work fine as long as you keep it 4" away from the floor. You'll need to get an ADC, but Parallax has one with sample code that is very easy to use.