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Re: Are we given sufficient sensors in the kit?

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Originally Posted by Gal Longin
In the kick-off they said we have all the sensors we need inside the kit. they said we\d be getting a PID controller. does anybody know where that is? I can't seem to find it in the code.

How can the Acceleration meter be used as a gyro?
The PID system is available along with the scripting at www.kevin.org/frc. In my humble opinion, an accelerometer is a very poor substitute for a gyro. Last year we ended up disconnecting our accelerometer because all it did was eat up processing power. Remember the cool thing where Lavery jarred the robot, and then it righted itself? In my experience, accelerometors tend not to register sharp hits accuratly, they either over-, or underestimat the severity of the movement.
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