Breaking/Coasting and Jaguar and Talons.

[Andy A.]

Originally Posted by eMorr

So may I use the coasting function in the compatition or not?

I think you're asking if it's ok if a motor on the robot coasts to a stop even when disabled.

Yes, this is permissible as long as it is occurring due to a mechanisms momentum and not a motor continuing to receive voltage from a speed controller/relay. Whether you use the brake or coast setting is entirely up to you; you are neither required or prohibited from using it.

This does bring up a topic on safety to consider with any motor powered mechanism. Even when dynamic braking mode is active on a speed controller it will still take some non-zero amount of time for the mechanism to come to a full stop. So remember that not only will dynamic braking not hold a device stationary, it will not instantly stop a mechanism like, say, a shooter wheel. Always give all robot components time to come to a full stop after disabling before considering the robot safe to approach.