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Re: Team 312: HeatWave multispeed swerve drive

Oh thats hot. Very nicely used Dewalt too, looks just about as compact as it could get. My only concern is the weight, but hey, its worth it. Make a three speed swerve, or not worry about weight, I would totally go for three speed swerve.

However, what would still impress me a lot is seeing a two speed dog shifting swerve with four modules. It can be done quite easily too. One just has to do it. Ehhh yea I can blab on about how I designed one, but I didnt exactly make it now did I? Oh well, I've done other swerve drives so I'll live. Maybe I'll leave it as a summer project, finally make my two speed swerve. Then it could like, shove other robots WHILE dodging right past them. Spiffy, I must say.

But back on track... a possible idea for next year if anyone wants to make something like this, ever thought about having the CIM and dewalt vertical, and using bevel gears to go to the wheel? That way the drives are just really tall, but rather small turning radius. Just an idea.
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