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Originally Posted by Adam Y.
That isn't a problem with the sensor more than it is bad engineering to try and use the gear tooth sensor in that manner. If you want to reliably measure the distance between a goal and the robot you have to use a sensor like ultrasonic.
Also, you typically mount an encoder in a way to reduce the number of RPMs it rotates.
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Yes it was bad engineering. The goal was to tell us position on the field not distances. To give us range I would have used ultrasonic sensors.
Yes, mounting an encoder so that it gets the least RPMs is a good idea but sometimes even that is a high number. Say, for shooter wheels in 2006. Yes an encoder could tell you the speed but running constantly at high RPMs just doesn't seem like a good idea to me.