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Old 10-30-2008, 01:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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It might take some testing and calibration, but if he's using the right kind of motor he should be able to measure the back-EMF and correlate that with a rotor speed. Golf carts do this as part of the closed-loop ground speed control.
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