Wheel controller for FRC

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by dirtbikerxz

Everyone is talking about how a steering wheel gives you super highly accurate precision movement. I only want to point out that, this is FRC, we aren't picking up 1 inch diameter objects, with a tiny 1inch claw. You don't need insane precision. And besides, if properly used right an Xbox controller gives you the exact same amount of precision.

But the final decision should be your driver's. And whatever he/she chooses, they definitely need to practice a lot with it. (I personally practice a lot with my Xbox controller by playing a ton of rocket league ).

When you are coming across the field at 10 feet per second and need to rotate within a foot margin of error to cross a defense, the precision comes into play a lot. Small control inputs can make a big difference in this situation. If an input of 0.4 turns it enough to make it over the defense but 0.3 doesn't, then that is going to about an inch of movement on a wheel compared to a couple of millimeters on an Xbox stick. For teams like 1678 and 971, the few seconds gained will be very important. For the rest of us, maybe not. But there is definitely a positive in that respect to the wheel.