Thread: Swerve Gear Box
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Re: Swerve Gear Box

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Originally Posted by Joe G. View Post
I haven't made a swerve drive, but you missed a pretty big option. Containing the motor within the swerve module drastically simplifies the gearing. See Wildstang.
Wouldn't that require more torque to rotate the gearbox because adding a motor onto the gearbox makes it much more massive.
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