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Re: Hexagonal Chassis + 6 CIM swerve drive

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
If you are using coaxial swerves, I can't see a reason why not to simply use the drive sprockets to power two wheels at once, then use separate turning motors for each wheel. You can even technically use a single 6 cim gearbox to power any number of modules.
If you do this you cant have a true 3D swerve drive (X,Y,rotation). Changing the power to each wheel is how you preform holonomic maneuvers.