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Re: 2 wheeled balancing robot

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Originally Posted by Ryan Foley
Thats quite the project. Just so happens that another CD member is/was working on the same type of thing. There's a thread that he created, that probably has the answers you're looking for, or at least some useful insight that may lead you to the answers you need. Check it out here

Good Luck!
Haha, thats me!

When I was doing research, it looks like there will be a decent amount of noise from the gyro. Many people recommended using a kalman filter, which looks pretty complex.

You may want to try using something like IR distance sensors, the Sharp is good I heard.

My idea's been moved to my ever-growing to do list, so I probably won't get it done for a while. If you need any help feel free to contact me, or when you're done be sure to tell me how it worked out
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