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Originally Posted by squirrel
If you've never driven anything with an RC car controller, you really need to try it! Also, 1726 got the Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control award at LA because we used that Futaba controller with a 6wd skid steer robot.
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aye,i have never used that type of controller, nor am i on their team (and it seemed to work for them, they won a regional with it), but i did design an award winning controller last year. just my humble opinion, but a omni directional drive moves a lot differently than a akerman or tank drivetrain (such as on an rc car or 6 w robot). the robot can suddenly change direction, moving 90 degrees without changing the actual orientation, having that controlled by an omnidirectional interface seems to be a lot more intuitive. imo
I've worked with space based navigation and lever arms and planes and Kalman filters. .. and I have never, ever once considered looking up to navigate. - purduephotog [more] 
03-04-2008, 22:36
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