Servo Hinge Freaking Out for Car Steering

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#1

I am attempting to Create a car with Servo’s and Hinges

When I attempted this for the first time, this was mainly the result:

I’ve tried changing the values of the servo motor to prevent the rapid movements, but so far nothing has fixed it.
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#2

Just a weird quirk of servo hinges, they are not very strong, no matter how high you set them.
Some potential improvements:

  • Use linked steering, such that one servo controls both wheels, this prevents them from doing the splits.
  • Attach the servo hinge at the center of the wheel, this won’t prevent the wheels from being pushed out of alignment upon hitting an obstacle, but should make them more stable in regular driving.
  • Use a ManualWeld with the C0 rotation controlled by a script, this allows for infinitely rigid steering, but requires more scripting for smooth angle changing.
#3


This helped a lot and gave me better insight on the problem, thanks!