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Re: Programming a Crab Drive System
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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
MA3 absolute encoders from us digital.
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We also very much like the MA3 or MAE3 absolute encoders from US Digital. Other than the fact that the connectors for these are encoders are difficult to connect, they have been wonderful. We used them in 2008 to measure wheel rotation on both our "Speed Racer" lapbot and our hurdling robot. On the "Speed Racer" they ran continuously at high RPMs for the rear wheels, and also at very low RPMs with precision control for the steering feedback and we had no trouble with them at all other than when our abuse of the wiring (without sufficient strain relief) led to a wire coming out of the connector. In 2009, we used the MA3 for precision control of our turret, again with no problems.
We didn't have an MA3 on the robot this year (for the first time in 3 years), but we had great success with the US Digital encoders for our drivetrain transmissions and kicker gearbox.
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Ken Streeter - Team 1519 - Mechanical Mayhem (Milford Area Youth Homeschoolers Enriching Minds)
2015 NE District Winners with 195 & 2067, 125 & 1786, 230 & 4908, and 95 & 1307
2013 World Finalists & Archimedes Division Winners with 33 & 469
2013 & 2012 North Carolina Regional Winners with teams 435 & 4828 and 1311 & 2642
2011, 2010, 2006 Granite State Regional Winners with teams 175 & 176, 1073 & 1058, and 1276 & 133
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