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Originally Posted by rich2202
Here is the problem:
PID presumes continuous measurements. If you are crossing the low bar with no jerky movements, then PID works ok for driving straight (our robot drives like a slightly drunken sailor).
Over the other Defenses, the jerkiness throws off PID. You will eventually head in the right direction (gyro), but you may be off track to the left/right.
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You'd only be off by a few inches. That shouldn't be a problem.
We used proportional control to drive straight in auto, and we didn't have any problems.