Thread: Swerve vs. Mech?
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Re: Swerve vs. Mech?
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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
Wait a second ... iirc 540 did Mecanum drive in 2007 as part of the Sparky Triumverate (and won VCU right?) -- thus it should be very easy for your team. This simplicity is probably why they chose it. It'll be practically just as good for your team as swerve since your team will probably have more time to practice with it than they would swerve.
Yeah, that's another reason why we chose it. I'm just worried that it's not going to be as advantageous this year with less room to maneuver. I'm trying to design a 6wd just because I think we really need the traction. Thoughts?
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