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View Poll Results: What kind of controls are you using?
Regular joystick 18 50.00%
Xbox controller 19 52.78%
Throttle sytem 3 8.33%
Something else (we would love to hear about it!) 7 19.44%
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What controls are you using this year?

Just interested, but what kind of controls are you using?
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Re: What controls are you using this year?

We use a custom controller with a throttle on it for the operator, and the driver has 2 regular joysticks for tankdrive

picture of our custom controller:

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Re: What controls are you using this year?

We're using PS4 controllers. We like the build quality and ergonomics better than Xbox controllers or Logitech gamepads.
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Re: What controls are you using this year?

So far, we're using a Logitech gamepad.
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We are using 2 xbox 360 controllers. Both the operator and I like the ergonomics the best of any controller.
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Re: What controls are you using this year?

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We are using 2 xbox 360 controllers. Both the operator and I like the ergonomics the best of any controller.
Still TBD, but we're leaning the same way. The driver will have one xBox, and the "operator" another. Drive will probably be by an arcade style drive, possibly with squared inputs to better support low speeds.
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Re: What controls are you using this year?

We are using a HOTAS system (a joystick + throttle combo) along with an Xbox controller for the auxiliary driver.
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Not sure yet. Probably some combination of a joystick and game pad, whether it's the Logitech or the Xbox one.
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Re: What controls are you using this year?

Wanted to use the Leonardo++ from 16Hertz, but we haven't figured out how to get one. Has this PDV just been revoked?
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