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Re: programming for brownout avoidance
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Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle
We just finished putting joystick ramping on the drive to help with the rocking -- in case the drivers want it. It will also help with surge current and is perhaps simpler than the previously described algorithm.
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I'll second this. Joystick ramping is a really simple way to avoid voltage dips that can cause brownout. We always use this code for each of our motors. If you make the rate large enough (we usually allow dead stop to full speed in .1 seconds) the drivers won't even notice.
Last edited by Caleb Sykes : 14-02-2016 at 21:43.
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Q: "What does your robot do?" A: "It collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls" - tsaksa [more] 
14-02-2016, 20:53
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