Electronic Events IMU vs Wheel Encoder – Which is Better? November 21, 2025 / November 24, 2025 by Brian I have seen a lot of comments and posts about you need an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) to control rotation. I haven’t seen much discussion about using the wheel encoders instead. I’m going to use some math for the event Robot Tour to explain the pros and cons. What is an IMU? First let’s make […] Read more »
Electronic Events DC Motor PID Control for Robot Motion May 13, 2025 by Brian I have received a few questions about the robot’s movements not always moving correctly like jumping or not rotating at the same speed and distance. To help understand the cause and effect, below are a series of diagrams and graphs to help explain. First the ideal motion for the robot’s motors is to accelerate, move […] Read more »
Electronic Events Motor Speed Control February 3, 2024 / November 24, 2025 by Brian I have received a few questions about the robot’s movements not always moving correctly like jumping or not rotating at the same speed. To help understand a possible cause, I created a few images below to help explain the motor issues. Some issues are caused by the robot’s program just setting the motor speed for […] Read more »
