Finding Your Robot's Track Width and Wheelbase

When configuring a robot without a Gyro or Inertial Sensor, you will need to measure your robot’s track width and wheelbase. This is important to ensure that your robot turns accurately.

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How to Measure Track Width

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Track width is the distance between the robot’s right wheels’ center point and the robot’s left wheels’ center point.

The wider the track width, the more revolutions the wheels on each side need to make in opposite directions per degree of turn.


How to Measure Wheelbase

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Wheelbase is the distance between the drive shafts of the two drive wheels on the robot’s side.

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