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Re: pic: What's going on here?

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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56 View Post
So you really feel that a crab drive will provide a serious advantage? I am not entirely convinced that a crab drive will be able to cause a change in direction very quickly given the extremely low CoF
It certainly won't allow quick changes in direction - but nothing else will either. A swerve drive will allow all four wheels to drive without any slipping. A normal skid-steer robot will inherently slip some of its wheels while it turns, giving up that coveted static friction.
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