Programming Issues with Crab Drive System

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Originally Posted by sgreco

These could also be mechanical problems...What motors are you using for steering? What's the gear ratio from the steering motor to the module? There isn't really any motor in the kit ideal for crab steering as is. You have to play with gear ratios and things like that. My team burned out a Denso on the regolith last year with a 1:2 reduction, and I shudder to think what would happen on carpet with more friction, any more gearing down for torque and it would have turned too slow.

We are using window motors for our steering. I am not so sure about the gear ratio though. And we will change our wheels to have less friction, since it seems like motors are getting a lot of stress from it (one of them was HOT and it stopped functioning due to high temperature)