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Unread 11-02-2011, 12:45
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Re: pic: FRC488 Octocanum.

More video: http://www.youtube.com/user/teamxbot.../1/5_wZ58rzxg4

This time, we were testing to see how the robot would behave if we deployed the traction wheels while strafing. We wanted to test side-loading on our wheel pods and stability of the entire robot. It looks like things will be fine.

The most confusing aspect of the change is that the robot, right now, automatically shifts from field-oriented drive to standard two-stick tank drive. That's why, whenever the wheels are shifted on the fly, the robot immediately starts to move "sideways." We're looking at options for making the switch more intuitive, but it's probably something that a bit of practice could overcome well enough.
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