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Unread 16-04-2013, 23:54
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Coaxial Swerve drive - Steering and moving at the same time

After designing a coaxial swerve module, we have had some talks as a team about it and realized that with bevel gears, if the robot trys to power the wheel while turning the wheel the wrong direction, the gears may lock up. We are almost positive that this is true, but I just wanted to ask the CD community ahead of time.

(image example below from another team)