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Originally Posted by JohnGilb
What changes would need to be made in order to support other 4-wheel drive types? (Holonomic, Swerve)?
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Sorry John, you need the source code for that and it's in no shape for sharing right now.
The intent is to support most any robot in releases beyond "alpha"... Holonomic, nonholonomic, skids and skis, and outriggers are all possible with a small library of configurable wheels and ground contacts. The trouble is getting to a configurable robot software package quickly and making it accessible to everyone.
At the end of next build season I expect to be happy enough with the source code to support an open release and subsequent development of examples in each class of mobility. I do not expect that too many teams will be willing to use the tool in that form. Development would need to continue from there to support interactive design and assembly of robots.
Do you have a particular need? A software testbed for swerve drive was an itch I considered scratching this summer. Sounds like a good off-season programming competition idea for next year.
