What sensors do you use?

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What sensors do you use?

View Poll Results: Which of these sensors did your team use on your robot?
Limit Switch	27	57.45%
Optical Encoder	16	34.04%
Gyro	28	59.57%
Allen-Bradley Photoswitch	11	23.40%
Banner sensor	7	14.89%
Optical mouse	1	2.13%
Gear tooth sensor	17	36.17%
Accelerometer	7	14.89%
IR or Ultrasonic Ranger	10	21.28%
Other (please post about what you are using)	10	21.28%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

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30-03-2006, 17:33

CrazyCarl461 CrazyCarl461 is offline

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Re: What sensors do you use?

How could your list not have potentiometer? They are probably one of the most used sensors in FIRST. This year we only have potentiometers and rotary encoders (also not on the list) on the robot, unless the CMU cam counts.

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