Minibot switches and soft landings

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Minibot switches and soft landings

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10-04-2011, 03:19

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Re: Minibot switches and soft landings

This was the circuit diagram for our minibot.

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When we short the motors, the current generated when backdriving will go through the circuit again the opposite direction. The result is a fairly slow terminal velocity when it falls.

Hope that helped.

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