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Re: Honest opinion on 2017 drivetrains

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Originally Posted by Karibou View Post
Wouldn't that happen to a swerve drive too?
For a well designed swerve drive, it should have similar traction to a tank drive, but you can point that traction in any direction you want. Combined with the high off-axis coefficient of friction of non-omni wheels, it's much harder to push a swerve drive around.


For a poorly designed swerve drive, high unexpected lateral loads will simply break it.
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