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Unread 12-05-2011, 19:35
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Re: Swerve Drive Modules

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Originally Posted by Siri View Post
Test the living daylights out of it. Weigh it down, run it hard, long (lower voltage), and against defense. Complex components have a nasty habit of seeming really great until you actually need them to be.

And, just to clarify what I think a lot of people have been saying (I think you realize it): Don't build a swerve to test if you can do it. Build it to learn the skills you need to build great drivetrains: testing, troubleshooting, consistency, accuracy, robustness. (not exhaustive) Emphasize those lessons over the result of the actual device. They're more important, for FIRST and beyond.
I love it. That's an excellent way of putting it. If you don't mind, I'm going to use that when teaching younger and newer team members. And that is exactly why I wanted to build it in the first place.
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