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Originally posted by Bill Gold
I've got drawings for all of 258's drivetrain components if anyone's interested, as well.
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I forgot to mention that I'm working on a paper describing the entire design process that led to 258's swerve drive this year. My goal is to use this in the WRRF's Motors/Drivetrain class in November and December.
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Bill,
We're thinking about a swerve for 2005 (when Eric and I are in Senior Integrated Design class, and get to do FIRST for a grade). So I'm already gathering ideas/concepts. I'd love any information you'd share, and would be VERY interested in you're paper.
(brief aside: I'm working on a similar paper for some of the technology we're currently developing.)
I like to think of your swerve drive as "the working man's swerve". Unless I'm missing something, it seems like one of the *easiest* to fabricate. 229 has CNC manufacturing, but nothing really above that.
John