Gyro sensor for VEX

[ahwei]

hi all im eric a student from Singapore. Im new in VEX and i really need help. My project is to build and program a fast line following robot. But with all i have in the starter kit i can only manage to make one that is moving in a moderate speed. My lecturer suggest that i implement gyro sensor into my robot but im a noob in gyroscope. i don't know how to implement it especially with the coding and the placement of the sensor... Which port suit the sensor best? I need urgent help. Help me please...

[TRWSHSHLX]

Here are some resources for you:

vexforum.com (official vex forum... talks about every vex related stuff)

http://www.inpharmix.com/jps/PID_Con...ms_Robots.html

This is a very through article explaining beginning (1 light sensor) PID control for line following.

After you got that down, implement more light sensors to make it faster / accurate.

As for the gyro sensor, I'm pretty sure it should be put in an analog port, but I am not quiet sure how it can help with line following. I only use line sensors and they do a very good job following the line with PID.

Hope this helps.

[ahwei]

ya im now turning to PID instead..thanks for sharing but quite difficult to understand ... do you know if i can program it using easyc?? if yes? How do i program that? You got a standard PID code for vex?? i need it so much for my line follower robot...