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Originally Posted by Jared Russell
Given the duty cycle and lifespan of an FRC robot, bang-bang controllers are totally appropriate in many applications. In an industrial setting, I might worry about shortening mechanical lifespans, but in FRC that may not apply depending on the application.
And in a drive train, the inertia of your robot will effectively smooth out your controls for you whether you like it or not.
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Thanks. I wrote my last reply while you were writing yours.
As to the last point, I suspected as much, and that is why I felt fairly safe I wasn't about to turn my transmissions into dust, but I didn't have much confidence in my own assessment.