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Re: Question on wheel speed sensors

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Originally Posted by TroyCDH View Post
Sounds like many people think that wheels on carpet would not benefit from sensors...
That's too much of a generalization of the responses.

If the only purpose of the sensors is to control wheel slip then that might be a fair generalization.

But if the purpose of the sensors is to improve autonomous accuracy then even on carpet - with minimal wheel slip - if you have no feedback of wheel position your accuracy is at the mercy of drivetrain friction and battery voltage and manufacturing tolerances of the motors.

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...compared to the large amount of time it would take during the build season.
It doesn't take a large amount of time to put the KoP-provided sensor(s) on the wheel(s) and use that feedback in autonomous to improve the accuracy.