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Re: Underestimating the Trailer

I think that if you have enough speed when you are backing up the jack-knife problem won't be a problem since the wheels on the trailer have no more traction than the robot wheels so they will slip and slide even going sideways when jack-knifed. As long as you keep some speed when going either backwards or forwards you cann still keep going into a possible orientation spot.