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Unread 05-03-2007, 12:43
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Re: KOP Gyro seems to run-on after turn stops

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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
The KOP gyro has a maximum number of degrees it can turn in one second before it 'overflows' and loses accuracy. To the best of my knowledge, this value is ~85 degrees in one second for the KOP gyro. If you try turning 180 degrees in one second, you will overflow the sensor and drastically lose accuracy. (This is the same as exceeding the +1G acceleration on the accelerometer.)
Actually, this year's KOP gyro can handle 150 degrees/second of turning. In the past it could only handle the 85.
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