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Unread 27-03-2011, 14:02
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Trying to program the swerve drive
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Re: The Hardest Drive System To Program:

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Originally Posted by davidthefat View Post
From your experience, how long does it take for the swerving wheels to actually orient itself to the right angle? What kind of motors are required to be able to rotate the wheels and not stress out the motors?
Depending on the gear ratio and the distance required, about .5 second is a reasonable estimate. We used swerve and didnt use PID loops without a visible performance loss. Using window motors and the wildswerve pods, we probably averaged .25 seconds between posisitons using window motors. We also limited the wheel to only have a 180 degree range of rotation.
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