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Re: Drive Systems

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Originally Posted by jfitz0807 View Post
We developed an algorithm to "slide" the robot left or right. Basically, you use the TankDrive method to move only one side of the drive train back a bit then move only the other side the same amount. Then move forward a small amount and your are exactly one inch left or right from where you started. We attached this to two buttons (one left and one right). It interrupts the Drive command, but give control back when the slide is complete.
That tank drive "slide" concept is intriguing, especially in more of a precision-driven game. What level of effectiveness have you seen with it, and how far back and forward does your robot have to move in order to achieve this slide?