[Gusman1188]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

I dont understand how putting a deadband around 127 will make the joystick less sensitive

in fact, your bot is going to lurch when the joystick is moved just outside the deadband

dividing the joystick variable by two, and then correcting the zero point by adding 64 - makes the full forward or full right... positions of the joystick equal to half forward, or half right... making the entire motion of the joystick less sensitive

and making it easier to make fine control adjustments to the motion of the machine while driving - ie when you want to manuver to capture a ball, or position the robot precisely on the field.

Looking back on this post, the reason we did this was because our joysticks didn't stay exactly centered and you would have to re-adjust the trim 85 billion times in a match if we used those joysticks.