Gyro Sensor and Balancing Myths

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Myths surrounding gyroscope sensors and balancing robots:

  1. a Kalman filter is necessary
  2. a “complementary filter” is necessary
  3. PID control is sufficient to balance
  4. an accelerometer is necessary
  5. wheel encoders are necessary
  6. the gyro needs constant calibration
  7. need to convert gyro reading from angular frequency to angle

GyroMyths.pdf (529 KB)