[PMotor]

Since offseason is usually a time for experimentation and preparing for the next season, our team has decided to consider a new way to control our robot. We have stuck with tank drive controls (Left joystick controls forward and reverse motion of left drive train while right joystick controls forward and reverse motion of right drive train) for 16 years now. We prefer building our bot with a wheeled tank drive train. Our current driver who is retiring this year due to graduation has been using tank drive controls and said he is capable of passing down some cool tips and tricks with tank drive controls but does not have experience with any other controls leaving new drivers in the dust if they wish to learn a different drive.

Should we invest time into having our new driver learn different drive train controls or should we stick with tank drive controls since they are pretty universal? If we were to implement a new type of drive train control like arcade drive (which is under consideration), what wheels, chassis, speeds, etc should we use and what should we not use?

If you have a unique way of controlling your tank drive train bot or want to emphasize the effectiveness of a drive train control that we should use then feel free to share since we are currently open to all suggestions.