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Re: pic: 3rd Iteration of Sheet-Metal Chassis- Swerve

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
There is no reason that two wheels that are steered together should be driven together, in fact the opposite is true. If power/drive were to be kept as it is, the steering should be switched to the short side. If steering is kept as it is, then power/drive should be switched to the short side. Both of these options will allow for crab and car style steering, but the former in the long configuration and the latter in the wide configuration. Also, if the wide configuration is used, then skid steer can be used as a backup.
Austin and his team have made a pretty solid crab drive, and then programmed it using much superior controls than most teams use on theirs. I trust him
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