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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
AFAIK they all relied on the traditional radial bearing to handle these thrust loads.
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One counter example is 1640, who has been re-iterating their swerve modules for the last few years and have one of the most fully developed systems (in my opinion). They still incorporate thrust bearings into their modules. It's only about $3.50 per bearing, so not really a large resource cost.
Anyone designing swerve modules should check out their wiki, it's a fountain of information.
http://wiki.team1640.com/index.php?t...XI_Drive_Train