Agreed it's better using the physics because it does a lot for you, but it never hurts to lean something new...
I agree with the physics part.
but I was interested to learn how it works, and if you could apply it to the platform behavior somehow
Thanks for the formula, really interesting.
I did setup the machine (in the picture above) with physics. I have two disk setup with revolute joint one for wheel and one with revolute joint to the box above. When the box is tilted like this \ the machine moves forward but when it is tilted like this / it's slowing down. Is this behavior to be expected, and how can I get it to keep the same speed even if it is tilted like / that.