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Re: Swerve vs. Butterfly Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by troy_dietz View Post
I'm not sure if I'm misunderstanding something, but we had an 8 wheel tank this past season. The last time we did anything other than tank drive was in 2009 with our single module "swerve". (closer to a giant turret with bumpers)
And if it weren't for the trailer, it would have been a full turret. Tank drive at heart, though.

The only previous times 330 had a non-traditional tank drive, either they never made the field ('05 mecanum) or they were just an added feature (1999's rotating drivetrain could roll front wheel modules and rear wheel modules independently--handy for dropping down to snag floppies or raising up to slide onto the puck).

330 has never attempted a swerve, other than that '09 robot (which... well, it was a well-camouflaged tank drive). Unless they've tried something in the last couple offseasons, which I doubt.
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