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Matt_4505

06-01-2014 22:40

Understanding Mecanum Drive

Hello Everyone,

I have a technical question regarding programming a mecanum drivetrain. Looking at wpilib one would setup the mecanumDrive_Polar method by using a joystick's Y axis for both the magnitude and direction parameter. How does the method determine if the joystick is moving right or left if it's only sampling the Y axis?

Thank you!

Joe Ross

06-01-2014 23:30

Re: Understanding Mecanum Drive

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_4505 (Post 1322878)

I have a technical question regarding programming a mecanum drivetrain. Looking at wpilib one would setup the mecanumDrive_Polar method by using a joystick's Y axis for both the magnitude and direction parameter. How does the method determine if the joystick is moving right or left if it's only sampling the Y axis?

That looks like an error to me. I think the second getY should be getX.

BradAMiller

07-01-2014 02:46

Re: Understanding Mecanum Drive

Thanks Matt and Joe.

The example has been updated.

Brad

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