Driving and "Traction controls"

[AmoryG]

Originally Posted by willferral

I need some suggestions. Here is our problem: We designed our robot with a simple four-wheel drive system, skid-steering. We tested the original robot with a relatively slow gear system, and could go about 6ft/sec. We tested our robot early on without any "traction controls." It was easy to drive, and very maneuverable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asyMu...eature=related Then we changed two things. One, we geared up to 9 ft/sec. Two, we added traction control. Now the robot is very hard to drive. To me the driver, it feels like there is a "delay" in the system. Our programmer had good intentions by putting a traction control system in, but it make the robot intolerable to drive. How did your teams solve the control conundrum? Any suggestions for us? Thanks!

Well, first could you tell us how you're doing traction control?