What is Odometry? | An Introduction to the Essence of Robot Odometry Pt. 1

What is odometry, why do we need it, and how does it work? An introduction to robot odometry used in VEX and FRC robots.
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Timeline:
0:00 - Introduction
1:04 - Explanation of Concept
2:50 - Strengths & Weaknesses
5:16 - Outro
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All Clips & Animations CTTO
0:36 TED-Ed Orly Rubinsten
1:30 Team 333A Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
1:35 Team 7405K Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
1:56 Scuttle Robot - Wheel Slip with unlevelled chassis
2:03 Team 8059A Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
2:31 Team 333A Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
3:06 Team 8059A Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
3:20 Team 7405K Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
3:36 Team 9181N Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
3:52 Team 333A Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
4:16 Team 5225A Worlds Programming Skills 2018
5:05 Team 333A Annotated Programming Skills Challenge
5:33 Punchester2 Intro to Odometry, Part 1
For those who want to learn more, I highly recommend this document by Team 5225A introducing their position tracking system, which helped play a major role in them becoming the 2018 Vex World Tournament and Skills Champions: thepilons.ca/wp-content/upload...
Team 5225A has also graciously released their winning code as an educational resource here: github.com/nickmertin/5225A-2...
I also highly recommend this other paper by MIT on odometry and motor controls: bit.ly/3duutTw
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[@epic-eric]

Amazing video!

[@49montauk]

Very interesting! Thanks

[@randohorsley]

Excellent work!

[@RexLiu]

Thanks!

[@cozmoticskillissue]

Vex also has an inertial sensor that might not have been released at the time of this, which can be used for odometry (and I have implemented it sort of).

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Absolutely clutch

[@CrunchPlaysGames]

What software did you use to create the presentation? I really love those animations!

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[@9181N]

Nice tracking wheels 3:40 👀

[@RexLiu]

Yes, amazing! Thanks for the exemplar 😉

[@vivaanshah2870]

Can the optical motor encoders be attached to another wheel powered by a motor, or does it have to be attached to a separate tracking wheel?

[@aadivshah2985]

if the robot is heavy enough, you can attach it to the drive motors itself, although a separate tracking wheel is ideal :)

[@bipeca]

This is how will the vex gps work?

[@migdrp]

Do you know something about wifi inertial odometry?

[@spidernh]

VEX or FRC? But what about FTC??? 😢

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...so where's Part 4?

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