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Unread 20-12-2013, 22:47
Andrew Lawrence
 
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Re: Team 4206 Pre-Season Drive Module (In Progress)

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Originally Posted by jbsmithtx View Post
We have materials ordered for 6 modules, and were planning on making a right and left for now (machining side, as the rest of the materials are VEX/AM) so that everything works okay and that we can either be confident or do a tank. Would this be acceptable, or do we need to build the full thing in person?

And also, our team has run mecanum and traction wheels both, so concepts and necessary items we have plans for (gyros, encoders, etc)
I wouldn't run a new drivetrain in season I haven't designed, iterated, built, tested, iterated more, and practiced with a ton in the offseason. It's too risky, and the drivetrain is never something you want to make too complex. 99.99999999999% of FRC games give no advantage to omnidirectional movement over a simple and reliable tank drive.