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RE: Rotation Sensors - slightly disappointed...
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Date: 
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:06:51 GMT
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[Simon_Jensen-Fellows@]spamcake[avid.com]
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You forget that a mouse is just one part of an extremely accurate high
resolution
feedback loop. The other main critical parts being the human eyes, brain arm and
wrist.

'Though the method used by the old Sun optical mice would probably be pretty
good - if
you could cover your entire floor with graph paper.

-Simon



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  Re: Rotation Sensors - slightly disappointed...
 
Accuracy is always a problem and defining your error threshold is part of the design process. However, if the mouse's optical counter is attached to a non-drive wheel the accuracy can be acceptable. There used to be a book posted on the net that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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