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Calibration tutorials
8 tutorials tagged Calibration.
Intermediate · 30 min
Homing With Endstops: Machine and Work Coordinates
Why every CNC machine drives into a switch on startup, and what the number it sets actually means.
Read tutorial →Beginner · 25 min
Steps Per Millimetre: Belts, Lead Screws, Resolution
One number ties pulses to millimetres. Derive it, then prove it with a measurement.
Read tutorial →Beginner · 17 min read
Sensor Noise, Bias, and Filtering in Robotics
Noise vs bias vs drift, choosing a filter without over-smoothing, and what sensor fusion can and cannot do.
Read tutorial →Intermediate · 25 min
Cross-Track Error: Measuring How Well You Follow
One signed distance tells you everything about a path follower — including which one to use.
Read tutorial →Intermediate · 30 min
Gearbox Backlash in Robots: How to Measure and Fix It
Every gearbox has play. Find out how much yours has, and what it is quietly costing your robot.
Read tutorial →Intermediate · 30 min
Wheel Slip: Why Odometry Drifts and How to Fight It
Every odometry page says slip ruins the estimate. This is what slip is and what it costs.
Read tutorial →Intermediate · 22 min read
Camera Calibration and ArUco Pose with OpenCV
Calibrate camera intrinsics, validate reprojection error, and estimate an ArUco marker's 3D pose.
Read tutorial →Beginner · 18 min read
Ultrasonic vs Time-of-Flight Robot Sensors
Choose, mount, calibrate, and test ultrasonic or time-of-flight sensors for obstacle detection.
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