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Re: Tribot swerve drivetrain
Why add torque?
Well... if you expect to travel short distances (when compared to how far you must travel before reaching top speed), more often than you expect to travel long distances, you might want to accelerate as fast as possible.
In the extreme, in a 1/4 mile drag race, a device that can reach a 200 MPH top speed after accelerating (linearly) for 5 miles, is unlikely to beat a device that reaches a 50 MPH top speed after accelerating (linearly) for 1/8 mile.
Is a VRC/FRC/FTC match (or demo) more like a series of 1/4 mile drag races, or more like the Bonneville salt flats? And during the match, which movements (short or long) need to be completed more quickly in order to score/prevent the most points?
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