Originally Posted by s_forbes (Post 1435501)

My big questions: Any tricks needed to keep all of the driving wheels planted evenly?.

Originally Posted by s_forbes (Post 1435501)

Surely you have solutions for dealing with the bump

Originally Posted by s_forbes (Post 1435501)

And, what kind of driver input did you guys settle on?

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta (Post 1435568)

I had to look up what AR stood for. Finally came to Auto Rotate instead of Assault Rifle. :) That is an interesting one joystick method for field-centric control. If I understand it correctly it would always adjust to point the robot's intake in whatever direction the robot is moving. Not a solution for every situation, but a viable option for some.



Right now we are trying to think through how using a robot-centric camera to aid the driver in blind areas of the field would mesh with a field-centric driver input. Whatever we decide our drivers are eager to log the hours needed to master the controls. It's been years (2008, 2010) since we've done an omni-directional drive-train, and this thing is just fun to drive.

Originally Posted by CalTran (Post 1435749)

Also, love the use of the main battery plus 4 other batteries for ballast.

Originally Posted by dradel (Post 1435983)

AR doesn't mean "assault rifle". AR stands for armalite