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Re: pic: 4 Swerve 9 CAD (FRC 449 Swerve Drive)

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Originally Posted by ehfeinberg View Post
As of now we have the reduction from gearbox to module at 1:2.4 letting our top speed without losses to be 8 fps. Is this fast enough? Or should we make it a bit faster?
I think you need a little bit more speed. 8 fps is already a bit slow for FRC. Then you add in the losses and it gets slower. I'd shoot higher, say around 10-12 fps before losses. You won't be a total speed demon, but that's a good average speed, even once you factor in the losses.
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