Thread: WCD vs. Swerve
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Re: WCD vs. Swerve

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Originally Posted by Gdeaver View Post
1640 has done 4 wheel independent drive, independent steering the last two years. We have the weight of each module down to 9 LBS. We have the durability nailed too. We need to work on the driver presentation.
What you guys have done is exactly what I REALLY wish for our Team to try and pursue! Most-likely not this year, and perhaps not even in 2013...

I am going to approach this a bit differently... where the driver presentation is the very first thing we are going to get nailed down... if it cannot feel exactly like I want it then we shouldn't bother making it. In short I submit an idea that most people will not believe... here it is... I believe you can make it feel like a tank arcade drive (or even tank steering), with strafe.

There is one other idea I want to throw out... and that is the fear of failure hurts new innovation. I am prepared for the risk of failure with this driver presentation and I am not afraid... I know it is something I MUST pursue... it is like a calling that I cannot ignore.
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