pic: 1640 Pivot Module

[Clem1640]

To Dillon Carey,
We used Labview for the programming. Since each wheel is independently driven and steered, the software development was not trivial. On the other hand, with a choice of crab and snake drive, and two different robot twist modes (around the drive-train centerpoint and around the possessed ball centerpoint), we have a remarkably agile and maneuverable robot. It was worth the effort.

This is basically a fly-by-wire robot.

[Dillon Carey]

Originally Posted by Clem1640

To Dillon Carey,
We used Labview for the programming. Since each wheel is independently driven and steered, the software development was not trivial. On the other hand, with a choice of crab and snake drive, and two different robot twist modes (around the drive-train centerpoint and around the possessed ball centerpoint), we have a remarkably agile and maneuverable robot. It was worth the effort.

This is basically a fly-by-wire robot.

We also programmed our robot in labview. Although since we had them all steered together and the left and right side powered separately we only had 2 different modes. Swerve and 6 wheel.

If you would like any help with code or a copy of our how we programed our bot just send me a personal message.