The drive train is almost done for our robot and I am thinking ahead. We are using four Jaguars to control four mecanum drive wheels. What I want to know is how we can ramp up and down the Jaguar motors.
I have been reading in the forums and I keep hearing about encoders. What ARE encoders? Are they controllers built into the Jaguars? Are they built into the motors? I wouldn't even know how to figure out if we had encoders!
Can someone explain how I would go about ramping the motors?
Thanks!