Hi all, searching the site didn't give me much on gyros aside from the MEMS gyro sensors. I'm interested in good old fashioned spinning chunks of metal :-). I guess these could also be called flywheels, though ultimately I'm aiming for a gimbal mount active gyro. Anyone work much with them in robotics projects?
I'm designing a robot and trying to get a handle how much help they can provide to balance something tall and heavy... e.g. if I use a 20lb gyro at X RPM how much torque could it provide, etc.
At this point I'm just curious how to find a good source for one - google isn't much help with all the gyro chips used in electronics these days mudding the search results :)
Anyway, thought y'all might have some ideas.
TJ
P.s. Yes I know it's hard/awkward/expensive/silly etc so don't need to be talked into MEMS approach - but thanks! ;)
