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A neat little consequence of our arm rotation-rate limiting gyro code:

http://web.mit.edu/scolton/www/gyroarmf.wmv

Again, thanks to Chris Hibner and Mike Betts who helped us sort out our messy code. Check this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34673.
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Re: 97's water trick
Thats really cool! We've tried similar things with potentiometers but they've never worked even close to that well.
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Re: 97's water trick
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A neat little consequence of our arm rotation-rate limiting gyro code:

http://web.mit.edu/scolton/www/gyroarmf.wmv

Again, thanks to Chris Hibbner and Mike Betts who helped us sort out our messy code. Check this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34673.

Sweet! i wouldnt have the guts to fill a cup with water and hang it over our bot
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Re: 97's water trick
Very cool, Where is the gyro at? Could be a cool trick to show to the judges!
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Haha yea maybe swinging around a cup of water a few feet above our electronics is not a very good idea...

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Very cool, Where is the gyro at? Could be a cool trick to show to the judges!
It's mounted to the side of the arm not in view, about 1' down from the pivot.
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