Gyro vs. Encoders for Driving Straight

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Gyro vs. Encoders for Driving Straight

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01-11-2016, 09:12

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Re: Gyro vs. Encoders for Driving Straight

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Originally Posted by adciv

Use encoders for distance, use gyro for driving straight. With a properly tuned PID and a good gyro, you'll be off by at most 1/2" over 30 ft. Once we redid our autonomous for champs, we didn't need our camera half the time to score.

This. The NavX functions as a great gyro with very little drift, highly recommend it.

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The roboRIO is powerful enough to process 320x240 @10 fps.

Yep. That's what we used.

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