Motor Location

[icq10]

I was not able to find this question on the forums yet. So I am asking to be sure.

I have a problem with the begin.vi with opening the drive motors. I do not know from which perspective left and right is meant for the selection of the motors. Are they meaning the right and left when I standing in front of the front or back?

[Mark McLeod]

As you are sitting on the robot and facing the direction that it will drive when it goes forward

Just as if you were sitting in a car.
Left is a car driver's side, right is the passenger side.

[Jim Wilks]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Just as if you were sitting in a car.
Left is a car driver's side, right is the passenger side.

Be careful with that assumption as not all countries have the driver on the left.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by Jim Wilks

Be careful with that assumption as not all countries have the driver on the left.

True, but Germany is one of those that do, so I think it's a safe analogy in this case.

Note: analogy not applicable for FRC teams in these nations: UK, Australia, Japan

Although, since Australia is driving in an inverted position, from my perspective they do have the driver on the left.

[timytamy]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Note: analogy not applicable for FRC teams in these nations: UK, Australia, Japan

Yup

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by timytamy

Yup

But being down under you're probably driving upside down anyway...

[Greg McKaskle]

I think Bermuda and the Cayman Islands would also be confused. Dibs on helping them fix their left/right robot issues.

Greg McKaskle

[timytamy]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

But being down under you're probably driving upside down anyway...

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle

I think Bermuda and the Cayman Islands would also be confused. Dibs on helping them fix their left/right robot issues.

Greg McKaskle

As long as you start an FRC team there I don't see why you can't have Dibs.

[icq10]

I am from Germany but living in the US during the robotics Season. So no worries please. I got all figured out!