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IR Reflectance Sensor for a Wheel Encoder - Analog or Digital?

I'm in the process of building wheel encoders for my robot and have come across 2 different IR Reflectance sensors. Analog Digital I'm trying to find out what the potential benefits or drawbacks ...
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Wheel encoder using an IR sensor

I made a rotary encoder using a IR sensor and a wheel with printed black and white spokes. Everything seems to work but I'm wondering if there is a better way to code this. The IR signal looks ...
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Rotary encoders to ensure 2 wheel robot goes straight!

I have successfully counted the rotary encoders on the wheel of my robot so this is not a problem. My problem is what to do with this number. Basically, the bigger problem is that I need my robot to ...