Thread: Using encoders for traction control help
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Re: Using encoders for traction control help
I haven't actually started on this yet, but the basic idea is that if a wheel is spinning, slow that wheel down and speed up the other wheels. If all wheels are spinning, I'm not sure what you do. I think you would just slow down all of them.

Also, your wheel configuration is important. If you have a 2 motor drive and all wheels are powered, you have to slow down the side that is slipping and speed up the side that is not. For all-wheel drive, slow down the one and speed up the others.

This is just my thinking, I could be wrong (I haven't tried it yet!). Go ahead and search on traction control systems and see what you can find. Good luck!