Thread: Swerve Drive complications
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Re: Swerve Drive complications
Assuming that your wheel pods are able to rotate while on the ground...
Looks like you have discovered why it is recommended to use a 6WD instead of a 4WD long tank.

At max weight, your motors will not have enough force to overcome the scrub caused by driving the wheels in opposite directions.

3 Possible solutions exist.
1) Turn in the wide configuration, rather than long.
2) Add another turning motor so that the front/back are separate.
3) Swap in omni wheels for one of your sets. However this kinda defeats the purpose of swerve.
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