28-01-2016, 13:53
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Mad Scientist
AKA: Me
 FRC #2040 (DERT) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
Posts: 1,967
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Re: Problems driving straight.
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Originally Posted by Eloy1073
We're using tank drive for mecanum. This isn't for the 2016 bot because we a haven't completed. But all the programmers this year are new to programming so we wanted something to test on.
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Since you mentioned mecanum ... ensure that all the rollers take the same force to spin. A really tight or loose roller will cause your robot to veer off
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