Sensors#

How does the robot see?

camera

Some types of sensors#

  • Limit Switches - detects contact
  • Camera - provides sight
  • Encoders - measures rotational or linear motion
  • Ultrasonic - measures distances
  • Gyroscope - measures orientation
  • Processed Vision - measures target's distance, angle, and offset from robot
  • For more info on sensors see: High Tech High Top Hat Technicians - Electrical Tutorial
Limit Switch Grayhill brand Quadrature Encoder Kauai Labs navX Gyro/ Accelerometer
Limit Switch Grayhill Encoder navX