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Re: Vex Light Sensor on FRC Bot

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Originally Posted by Aerex View Post
Take for example that it takes 10 inches for one round of spins of the motor. If I want to go 20 inches all I would need to do is execute this process twice. I want to know if this idea is pratical to use. I plan on getting the correct measurements at competition.
That will work, but everything has to be in increments of (10"), so if you wanted to go 155 inches, you need to choose 150 or 160. This may or may not be a problem for you.

In our robot, we use a gear tooth sensor and can count to a fraction of an inch instead of a fraction of a foot.

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