How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
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Zxcvbnm123
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How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
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Re: How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
Well, it's on a curve this year, so not at all?Zxcvbnm123 wrote:How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
In the spirit of your question, alignment on the x-axis is crucial, since being off by a little bit is magnified over 8 meters.
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Re: How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
How do you ensuree that your vehicle is going straight and not drifting off towards one side?antoine_ego wrote:Well, it's on a curve this year, so not at all?Zxcvbnm123 wrote:How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
In the spirit of your question, alignment on the x-axis is crucial, since being off by a little bit is magnified over 8 meters.
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Re: How important is it for the vehicle to go straight?
I presume you're asking how to change it. I'd recommend you look at Kevin Hao's marvelous video, since he describes a few ways to do it there.Zxcvbnm123 wrote:How do you ensure that your vehicle is going straight and not drifting off towards one side?
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