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Unread 08-11-2012, 19:58
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Re: Different Swerve Drives

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
Keep in mind that the link you posted is a thoroughly different design in regards to bearing setups.

I like to think that our steering bearing setup, and what 1717 did, are about as simple as you can get. It's just two radial bearings spaced apart to react torque and radial loads, and then a large thrust bearing to react the robot weight.
To clarify on adam's post, the bearings that 973 ran is discussed by adam lower down in that thread.
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Last edited by MichaelBick : 08-11-2012 at 21:35.