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Re: Optical mouse for mecanum Odometry?

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Originally Posted by AriMindell View Post
Could we use a Computer mouse with an optical sensor to calculate the position of our [mecanum] robot?!
Using only a single optical mouse, with no additional sensors, consider the following scenario:

1) drive forward 5 feet

2) rotate in-place around the mouse 180 degrees

3) drive forward another 5 feet

... what is the position of the robot according to the mouse?



[EDIT this info was not in your original post:

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That said, we are planning to use a gyro for heading. The mouse would only be for translation.


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