Thread: Tracking x y coordinates using GTS
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Re: Tracking x y coordinates using GTS
I haven't had much luck with the gear tooth sensors. You might be better off with an encoder. Their about 50 bucks but extremely accurate. If you buy an encoder with an index of 200 and mount it to the shaft of your drive wheels it will count 200 per 1 revolution of your wheel. So if you had a 8inch wheel, it would count every time you move about .126 of an inch. Also it will tell you direction the wheel is turning, unlike the gear tooth sensor.

Right now I'm trying to figure out how to use a combination of our two encoders and gyro to determine our location on an (X,Y) plane. Has anyone had any luck with this?

Thanks,
Will
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