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Re: V2X Compass
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Fri, 6 Mar 1998 03:26:02 GMT
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David Kott <dakott@alpha.delta{stopspam}.edu>
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On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Bill James wrote:

I have a question for you, how much does the compass deviate when the motors
turn on. As an ex-sailor, one of the major consideration in using magnetic

We used the V2X and, due to space considerations on our test platform,
placed the compass within 4 inches of the DC motors driving the vehicle.
We had no noteworthy error that we could attribute to magnetic coupling.

-d

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  Re: V2X Compass
 
I have a question for you, how much does the compass deviate when the motors turn on. As an ex-sailor, one of the major consideration in using magnetic compasses is deviation, and on a small bot, the deviation would vary due to the changing (...) (27 years ago, 2-Mar-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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