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Article #1623Re: Looking for information about cheap gyroscope
From: monty
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 14:48
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 14:48
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In article <1293@sousa.ltn.dec.com> smith@sndpit.enet.dec.com (Willie Smith) writes:
>>Hi, I am looking for a device that will give me the orientation measurement
>>of a mobile robot. Of course, the first thing comes into mind is the compass,
>>however, the compass suffers from the the effects of external magnetic
>>field and acceleration.
You might try looking in your local junk yard for the compass used in
the dodge minivans. The overhead console has a compass/temperature read-
out ( on the deluxe models). It only displays to the degree but possibly
the guts are capable of more.
Worth a look into anyway.
Monty Saine
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