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Originally Posted by lineskier

arc estimators will have to be coded up as only standard sin cos and tan are supported

Not sure what you mean by the above. Java, C++, and LabVIEW all support the atan2 function.

Originally Posted by lineskier

My interest has been peaked by approaching the arcade drive similar to a mecanum by using arc functions.

There's nothing wrong with exploring that, it's a great way to learn. But what is the basis for the following statements:

the best case would be to use trig even for an arcade drive to ensure max values

programming a mec via trig is a lot easier than doing it without it