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Originally Posted by tdbroun
We are looking at off season activities and wanted to explore using the Talon SRX controller's internal PID capabilities on our drive system to drive both to a fixed distance (using a quadrature encoder) and in a straight line (using a gyro).
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Originally Posted by Ether
.. separate left/right closed-loop distance controllers.
.. separate left/right closed-loop orientation controllers.
Sum the left (and right) distance and orientation controller outputs and use that sum as the command for the left (and right) wheels.
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Ether, I think you missed the word "internal", unless you were thinking about four separate talons and four separate motors and "summing" the results in a couple of gearboxes.