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Unread 08-01-2008, 22:50
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Re: 2008 and drivetrains

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Originally Posted by Neil B View Post
I don't know. If you're going to go Ackerman you'd better have a good turning radius and some good programming for your controllers.......
Programming should be fairly simple, a pid loop to control steering angle and the Y-Axis direct to the powerplant (ok maybe a rate limiter). I don't see the complexity. Am I missing something?
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