Quote:
Originally Posted by Harshizzle
When the wheel is powered and the o axle is allowed to freely rotate, the wheel would turn in a circle, and could end up pointing in a direction you want it to.
|
Do you have a way of making sure the robot won't move forward while the wheel turns in a circle? After all the forward force is still there. Maybe you can turn 2 modules at a time, letting the other two modules brake the robot, but that's much slower than a traditional swerve.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harshizzle
The biggest problem I see with this is the weight distribution, as the force would be on the o axle
|
How about the load on the cantilevered wheel axle?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harshizzle
But this drive system would make every swerve module require only one motor and one braking system, which in some industrial applications, could be better.
|
Yeah, this is a cool idea.
If you're looking to use less motors though, there's always crab drive