Thread: Swerve: Belts or Chain?
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Re: Swerve: Belts or Chain?
Depending on the game crab drive can actually be an adequate swerve design. For example 118 used crab drive with a fully independent upper turret for their manipulator in both 2007 and 2008. they had no control of their chassis orientation but it didn't matter because they could turn their manipulator to face whatever way they wanted. Having one giant drive gearbox is a pretty neat advantage. I'm sure a revisit of their "v-6" gearbox with modern motor counts would be beastly. 148 also used crab drive in 2008. Since they had no manipulator (besides a pole to knock the ball down) they didn't need to worry about orientation. Just some thoughts.
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