Gyro Autobalancing

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Originally Posted by Luiz12

Well my plan was to just get the robot on the bridge on regular control, then press the button to begin the balancing then just let go of the button when its sufficiently balanced.

This is a good idea. It's good to give as much control as possible to the driver, making it his or her choice whether or not to use a particular feature in a particular situation. (For example, if another robot is pushing you up the ramp, you probably want to stay put.)

Originally Posted by Luiz12

Now for mounting the gyro it would be mounted vertically, not laying flat parallel to the floor right?

Correct. The axis of rotation of the KOP gyro is perpendicular to the chip. For balancing, you probably want this axis to be parallel to the axels of your wheels, which means mounting it vertically.