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Re: accelerometers and gyroscope to control arm?

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Originally Posted by Hazmatt View Post
We have been trying to mount a pot on the arm for a long time, and are finding it nearly impossible. I think we are going to have to go with the potentiometer though, after just realizing that the accelerometer is going to measure the acceleration of the entire robot also, if I set it up this way.
It's more work, but you could use another accelerometer pair mounted perpendicular to the gravity vector to measure the 'bots acceleration due to movement and then use this information to correct the arms position.

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