Driving????????????

[Joseph Smith]

We used to drive standard tank-style (left joystick=left side of drivetrain, right joystick=right side of drivetrain) but last year we tried the FPS- style of drive, in which the right joystick is purely forward/backwards motin and the left joystick is steering, spinning, etc. Our driver, who plays a lot of FPS video games, said that this style was intuitive to him and gave him excellent control. This method also makes it easier to drive straight and to spin in place. (We use the two joysticks on logitech gamepad controllers to drive.) Of course it also depends on your drivetrain. If you have a meccanum or swerve drive the controlls will be different.