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Re: Move Robot a set angle

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Originally Posted by sloteera View Post
The arc perimeter is 2*3,1415*R / angle
No, it's angle*R ... (where "angle" is in radians)

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You can measure your linear distance (perimeter circle) with an encoder.
It's a skid-steer vehicle, so the wheel is slipping when turning. It's also not perpendicular to the direction of travel. Thus my semi-humorous remark in my earlier post.