A vehicle, comprising: a front drivable section, comprising: a first connector coupled to a chassis of the front drivable section, wherein the first connector is located towards a rear region of the front drivable section; and a rotary encoder assembly (304, 400), comprising: a base surface coupled to a surface located below the first connector; a housing that includes a first end that is at least partially open and a second end that is opposite to the first end, wherein the second end of the housing is connected to the base surface, and wherein the first end of the housing is coupled to a housing cap; and a rotary encoder (312, 408) that is located in the housing in between the base surface and the housing cap, wherein the rotary encoder (312, 408) includes a rotatable shaft that protrudes from a first hole located in the housing cap and is coupled to the housing cap via a plurality of non-rigid compressible couplings that include a plurality of shoulder screws, wherein a top of the rotatable shaft located away from the rotary encoder is coupled to one or more magnets, and wherein at least some portion of each of the plurality of shoulder screws are located in one of a plurality of springs having first ends that are located below the housing cap and second ends that are opposite to the first ends that are located above the rotary encoder. a first connector coupled to a chassis of the front drivable section, wherein the first connector is located towards a rear region of the front drivable section; and a rotary encoder assembly (304, 400), comprising: a base surface coupled to a surface located below the first connector; a housing that includes a first end that is at least partially open and a second end that is opposite to the first end, wherein the second end of the housing is connected to the base surface, and wherein the first end of the housing is coupled to a housing cap; and a rotary encoder (312, 408) that is located in the housing in between the base surface and the housing cap, wherein the rotary encoder (312, 408) includes a rotatable shaft that protrudes from a first hole located in the housing cap and is coupled to the housing cap via a plurality of non-rigid compressible couplings that include a plurality of shoulder screws, wherein a top of the rotatable shaft located away from the rotary encoder is coupled to one or more magnets, and wherein at least some portion of each of the plurality of shoulder screws are located in one of a plurality of springs having first ends that are located below the housing cap and second ends that are opposite to the first ends that are located above the rotary encoder. a base surface coupled to a surface located below the first connector; a housing that includes a first end that is at least partially open and a second end that is opposite to the first end, wherein the second end of the housing is connected to the base surface, and wherein the first end of the housing is coupled to a housing cap; and a rotary encoder (312, 408) that is located in the housing in between the base surface and the housing cap, wherein the rotary encoder (312, 408) includes a rotatable shaft that protrudes from a first hole located in the housing cap and is coupled to the housing cap via a plurality of non-rigid compressible couplings that include a plurality of shoulder screws, wherein a top of the rotatable shaft located away from the rotary encoder is coupled to one or more magnets, and wherein at least some portion of each of the plurality of shoulder screws are located in one of a plurality of springs having first ends that are located below the housing cap and second ends that are opposite to the first ends that are located above the rotary encoder.