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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: roboSonny on August 17, 2010, 12:10:11 PM

Title: sensors-accelerometers,tilt sensor and gyros
Post by: roboSonny on August 17, 2010, 12:10:11 PM

i m trying to built a humanoid robot and i don't know what of these to use.should i use a tilt sensor with a gyro or a accelerometer?how many axes?thank you in advance...

Title: Re: sensors-accelerometers,tilt sensor and gyros
Post by: parallax on August 17, 2010, 04:02:34 PM

Can you give us a little more information on what you are trying to build, and what capabilities you are trying to implement? Each of the things you mentioned have different strengths and weaknesses, so it is difficult to give you good advice without some more background information.

Title: Re: sensors-accelerometers,tilt sensor and gyros
Post by: roboSonny on August 18, 2010, 04:28:35 AM

im building a biped robot and i want to use these sensors in order to have a self-balancing robot.i m trying to make it walk,run,jump etc.ask me if you want some specific info...do you know any fairly cheap 3-axis accelerometer and a single axis gyro?

Title: Re: sensors-accelerometers,tilt sensor and gyros
Post by: roboSonny on August 23, 2010, 10:44:03 AM

the three-axis accelerometer could be used as tilt sensor and the single-axis gyro to detect when the robot falls down.