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Originally posted by JVN
Tytus,
What benefit do you get from putting your swerve module on some suspension? It seems like a significant amount of added complexity/weight/space for very little gain.
These kind of considerations are things you should think about while designing.
What will I get out of this?
What is it going to cost me?
Is it worth it?
Based on the historical FIRST games, I don't see any pressing need for a suspension system on a robot. Maybe if we went to a really rough/bumpy field.... but otherwise... you'd be better off spending the weight on the "ball mechanism" on top of the robot.  
It still looks cool.
A "coax swerve" is something I've been playing with for a while now. It gives you the option to use a CVT/Shifting Swerve drive.
If you are interested, check out team 998's bot from 2003. They had a working version of this.
Keep designing, keep thinking of new ideas, and good luck.
John
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The suspension would have been of great use on this years game.. it would have kept all 4 wheels in contact with the surfaces at all times.. while battling on the edge of the ramp ( at carpet and the top ) many times whoever got most traction could win.. no matter how strong the drive train. This sort of suspension would be of great gain in that situation