11-02-2008, 23:57
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,940
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Re: Team 1565 Unique Drive System
Good Job - I was thinking of building something similar out of Vex equipment. Now I think I'll have to.
Because I'm lazy  , will you be able to send me (after the build season perhaps) your algorithms for converting operator inputs into wheel turns and motor spin directions?
What are your operator/driver's controls? Joysticks? Knobs and sliders? Something else?
Does the machine rely on a gyro or a similar device to know which way is pointing (and then combine that info with the operator's inputs when deciding how to point and spin the wheels)?
Blake
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