using a current sensor to "brake" a motor

[Max Lobovsky]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

another thought: if you are planning on using this during a match for some reason, use a variable control on the OI, a potentionmeter - that will allow the driver to adjust how fast the winch pulls in, and it will allow it to be powered just enough to hold it in place - I still dont know why you want to do that, but it can be done.

That is what we want to do, its part of our big ball lifting mechanism (a forklift as I'm sure u guessed). I just dont want an operator to be constantly fidgeting with the speed control teying to hold it steady. What i was thinking, was the a joystick to be calibrated so that an input of 127 (neutral) corresponds to this current feedback system. 0-127 would be from 0 current to holding current (winch letting out, slowly), and 127-255 is more than enough current (winch pulling in)