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Re: Encoders and Rover Wheels

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Originally Posted by nathanww View Post
The actual navigation is being handled by a combination of vision processing(for obstacle avoidance) and inertial nav(for absolute position)
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Originally Posted by rsisk View Post
Could you elaborate on what you mean by internal nav?
Nathan used the word "inertial", not "internal". Inertial navigation uses accelerometers and yaw rate sensors to figure out where the robot is based on where it was when it was reset/calibrated and what accelerations it has been subject to.