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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Precise Path Robotics, Inc
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @author Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net>
+ */
+
+package org.usfirst.frc.team4272.robotlib;
+
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.PIDOutput;
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Timer;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net>
+ */
+public class RateLimitedPIDOutput implements PIDOutput {
+	PIDOutput o;
+	double m;
+	double prev_rate = 0;
+	double prev_time = 0;
+
+	public RateLimitedPIDOutput(PIDOutput out, double maxChange) {
+		o = out;
+		m = maxChange;
+	}
+
+	public void pidWrite(double rate) {
+		double time = Timer.getFPGATimestamp();
+		double dTime = time-prev_time;
+		double dRate = rate-prev_rate;
+		if (Math.abs(dRate/dTime)>m) {
+			int sign = (dRate<0?-1:1);
+			rate = prev_rate+(m*dTime*sign);
+		}
+		o.pidWrite(rate);
+	}
+}