How many Joysticks are you using?

[MiniNerd24]

Team 2039 is using 2 joysticks total.

[MrForbes]

no "zero" choice?

[kevin.li.rit]

2, One for the drive, one for the steering.

[MiniNerd24]

If you're using zero then use the 'other' button.
(Sorry thought I'd lump the choice together)

[Branden Ghena]

4

Two for driving and two that were taken apart so they could be condensed into one port. We didn't need all the extra buttons.

[Tapoore]

Four joysticks. Two for drive. Two for arm control. And two other controllers for driving too...

[Dan Petrovic]

Drive - One three axis joystick for strafing and turning.

Manipulator - One for raising and lowering the arm.

[seg9585]

Just 1 here --
Using a joystick for drive throttle, using a steering wheel for, you guessed it, steering. And using an xbox controller for arm.

[lasereyes]

3 joysticks. 2 for drive (tank controls) and 1 for the arm.

[cbale2000]

4, 2 for drive, 2 for other controls.

[AustinSchuh]

4 sticks, a steering wheel, and at least 10 keyboard buttons that we wired ourselves to the OI. I don't know if there is a single open analog or digital port left on the OI that we haven't used.

[Blue_Mist]

Two joysticks and a box- four buttons, a switch and a dial. Mayhap the third button (whose LED is refusing to work at the moment anyway) will be rendered unnecessary by the dial.

All the features of the box were wired to one OI Port, except a wire from the switch to a joystick. The last control port (box) is used for testing. So perhaps two and a half joysticks?

[The Megan 2207]

We have a joystick for driving, two buttons for turning, and a switch for the arm.

[Jaybee1405]

2, One for the drive, one for the steering.

^^

[Alalea]

2. One for each side.

[lukevanoort]

4, two for the drive and two for the arm/catapult. We ran four last year too, and it got a bit crowded on the small control panel we had (we hate lugging around massive 'air-plane wing' control boards). So, this year the OI is on a small central piece of Lexan and each operator gets their sticks mounted on half a skimboard. All three parts are separable and will individually be held in place on the shelf by their own bits of velcro.

[DevilsTech99]

We are using either 2 or 3- 2 real joysticks for tank driving (but the driver can hold down the thumb button to make it single stick) and a joystick we created using an Easy Button that controls the other parts of the robot.

[popo308]

We are using 1 joystick for the chassis driver and an array of buttons for the secondary operator

[Zyik]

Three

Two for the driver, one controls throttle the other steering
One of the operator, controls the arm

Buttons on the driver joysticks control shifting
Buttons on the operator joystick control the manipulator

and of course some lovely arcade buttons for the operator

[CarterM]

We're using 2 joysticks from our Xbox 360 Controller.
Left/Right Joysticks = Left/Right Drive Systems
Left/Right Triggers for Mast
Left/Right Bumpers for "Rubber Saw"
Y/A for Mast Lock
Back/Start for Expanding/Contracting our Chassis!
Start Button = Turbo mode



-Fondy Fire

[EricS-Team180]

We experimented with two stick driving this year - for the first time since 2002. But, per our drivers' input, we are using a single stick for skid steering. We also provide another stick for the operator to use as a vernier on our two link arm. The arm itself has 8 pre-sets, that are selected with a knob.

[Billfred]

We're presently using three; two for drive and one for the forks (and shooter, should we succeed in rigging that up at Chesapeake).

[IndySam]

We are using two Xbox controllers but they each have two joysticks so is that zero or four?

[smurfgirl]

We're using three again.
One for the "first driver" (moves the base of the robot)
One for the "second driver" (moves the shoulder, elbow of the robot)
We've got some extra switches, too.

[Cow Bell Solo]

We have a joystick for driving, two buttons for turning, and a switch for the arm.

1 joystick for our mecanum wheel movement of forward, sideways, backward, diagnal.

2 pushbuttons for turning

1 3-way switch for our arm going up, stop, and down

[neoshaakti]

4- two for driving
one for claw
one for arm

[pyxelz]

We've got 2 for drive (arcade-style) and 1 for controlling the arm and grabber. We have some preset arm positions, but the joystick will probably take the brunt of the use.

[Ty Tremblay]

Xbox 360 baby!

[MiniNerd24]

360 Xbox controllers?:rolleyes:
Seems like over kill to me.

[Corey Oostveen]

3

two flight sticks for steering and shifting.

one kit joystick for the arm operations

[JOhnch181]

We have 3 (tank drive and a ball manipulator) also have two switches and some lights wired to a seperate panel to help the arm contoler notify the driver of gear (high or low) I lose track with the constant switching

[t3hroxor]

4; 2 flight sticks for driving, 1 flight stick and a "right-hand-only" for track ball manipulator.