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Re: Set Motor Speed

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Originally Posted by K Lenox View Post
Now I am using two motors that move the robot. We are using Skid Steering as our form of driving. What I can currently do is slightly move the joystick forward and the robot is at full speed. I dont want that. What I want to do is see if there is a way to go into Teleoperated Mode, and do something in there where the controler is more sensitive.
If a tiny bit of motor power drives the robot full speed, it sounds like you might have more of a drivetrain issue than a controller one. What motors are you using, and what is between them and the wheels?

Alternatively, if a tiny bit of joystick motion commands full power, it sounds like you might have an odd-acting controller. What kind of joystick are you using? Can you run your code (just click the "run" arrow in the Robot Main vi) and probe the values coming out of your joystick, making sure they change smoothly and continuously from -1 to 0 to 1 as you move it?
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