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Re: Tank Drive is backwards

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
The Y axis value for a standard joystick is indeed "inverted" from what most non-pilots would expect. Forward is negative.
Actually, I am a pilot (instrument rated, too). Now as soon as we get our robot flying, the controls would make sense.

But obivously, we want our drivers to push the stick (yoke) forward to drive the robot forward. So, full forward on the stick is -1.0 on the Y-axis? OK, then robotDrive.SetLeftRightMotorSpeeds(-1.0, -1.0) is supposed to drive the robot forward?

It just seems counter intuitive to me, but I've recently rejoined the team after a two year absence - so my thinking may be a bit "old school".
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