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Re: PID control loop/Encoder question

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Originally Posted by Mike Rozar
Our team has assumed that since we are controlling the direction of the motors, we would not need quadrature for directional counting. Are we missing something?
You're good, as long as whatever you're moving won't get moved by forces other than your motor. If you have to put up with gravity and robots hitting said object, then quadrature may be the way to go.