single stick drive

[Aignam]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze

I am interested in hearing from teams who past/currently using a signle stick control but not of the traditional type type control.

12 o'clock = both motors full forward
6 o'clock = both motors full reverse
1:30 = right side stop left side 3/4 full forward
3 o'clock = right side full reverse left side full forward

repeat for all for quadrandts to yield a slow turn radius or a hard turn/spin. Of course all stop = stick in dead center.


If you have not considered this type of control, what are your thoughts...


APS

If I'm not mistaken, tank drive, or two joystick control, allows for more precision when driving and turning. I've driven robots with single stick drive (303 2003). It wasn't terribly hard to drive, but I felt more comfortable with tank drive, whether this is because tank drive generally is more comfortable, or because I'm used to tank drive.