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Re: pic: 2011 "Nova" Swerve Drive (Front)

From looking at it, you have a fairly robust looking module with most of the issues attended too, aside from that bevel gear looking tiny.
What i'd be concerned with in this module is the amount of power necessary to steer those wheels (depends on the number of modules and what motors are steering).

Also depending on your steering arrangement some method of angle adjustment between the steering sprocket and the module may be necessary.

Do you have the machining capabilities to make that one piece bracket and securely mount it to the vertical support?

It also looks rather huge, but i like small compact packages if you look at our recent swerves.

Chris's statement has some merit, and I've learned to like when people are straight up blunt with me, as it makes things much easier to gauge and get a realistic evaluation of your current state.

I would suggest listening to his advice and getting a firm grasp on gear ratios and the efficiency of various methods of power transmission, this will only help your design. Exercises like this are a chance to develop further, and as has been pointed out you could use some work in the gearing arena.

Don't immediately think someone is attacking you when in reality they're just trying to bump you back to the path you've strayed from. He gains nothing from tearing you down.
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