Driver's Controls

[Andy A.]

the main driver has one stick for drive and a small switch box for the goal clamp and brake.

The second driver has a switch box that controls the hopper dump and rollers. The rollers acutally are an art to control. Not only do they have to be triggered at the right time as the bot is driven near a ball, but their speed must be adjusted. As more balls are in the hopper, it takes more power from the rollers to displace the collected balls with the ball being collected. So, as we drive down the side line the rollers must have their speed dialed up (with a pot) and constantly adjusted to keep balls going into the hopper, but not so fast that they bounce out of it. It's a real balencing act.

Thats about it. I would like to hear from two stick teams why they use two joy sticks. According to our programer, the change in the program needed to use one stick is pretty simple. So why use two? Do the drivers just prefer it? I can't stand two stick driving...

-Andy A.