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Re: Differential?

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Originally Posted by caraddicted101 View Post
I saw a team use a differential a few years back. They steered the robot using a rack and pinion design. Since you are asking this question for a game like this it makes me want to wonder, Drifting!? It would be a hard task to accomplish seeing as the floor is carpet, but it's a thought.
Drifting sounds like a good way to completely destroy FIRST's carpets...

We've used a software differential for the last few years. Usually with encoders. Though last season we got one working using only a gyro.

Works well enough in either case. You don't even need to do the proper trig - all you want to do is reduce the slip on the inside wheel to an acceptable level.