Daily Archives: May 15, 2011

At the heart of a micromouse is usually a pair of position controllers. These maintain the mouse position for one of two kinds of movement – forward and rotation. Each can be configured independently. Like any position controller, the idea is to get a fast, stable response to changes in the demanded position…

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Designing the micromouse motor control is a key task which will go a long way to determining the performance of the mouse in the maze.  Before that can be done, you will need to know the physical characteristis of the motors and the drive system. All that can be calculated as part of the design process but it is easier to measure it if you already have the mouse built…

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