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Re: pic: Drivetrain Concept

Keep in mind that there are 3 additional CIM motors in this setup that you normally won't see on standard butterfly/slide drives. To drop some weight we can remove two CIMs and one mini CIM without sacrificing much as a majority of them are run with 4 CIMs. 2013 and 2014 have been the only years we've seen 6 CIMs and 4 mini CIMs in the kop so robots have been getting heavier just in motor weight alone. Our past year's drive was 6wd six CIM shifters came in around 40lbs so this base gives us more for a few more pounds. Remove the center slide module and you can remove more weight and it becomes a standard butterfly.

This is also a lot easier to build, program, and drive compared to a full on swerve drive so its a more feasible project for us to try out with room to make it lighter.

Nice work Eric!
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