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From: monty@sagpd1
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: Re: Looking for information about cheap gyroscope
Message-ID: <1991Jun13.144808.27659@sagpd1>
Date: 13 Jun 91 14:48:08 GMT
References: <1293@sousa.ltn.dec.com>
Reply-To: monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine)
Organization: Scientific Atlanta, Government Products Div, San Diego, CA
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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