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Originally Posted by yoshibrock
I know there's a thread about effective drive systems, but I specifically want to discuss swerve drive vs. mech drive. I personally think that swerve drive would work better this year because it gives more traction to push and hold your ground, and it seems like it's going to be a physical game this year.
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Every year is a physical year. High-speed maneuvering is critical in every game, so a swerve drive almost always presents some compelling advantages. You'll notice however, that
most of the winning teams still use a simpler drivetrain.
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Originally Posted by yoshibrock
Personally, I don't think it's that much more of a complex system. I also think it's more manueverable because you can do more, programming wise, with it. But it also takes more practice (arguably) to learn to drive it. I agree that it's a tradeoff.
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What maneuver can you do with swerve that you can't with mecanum? A mecanum base can move in any direction with any amount of spin, meaning that it has perfect control of all three degrees of freedom.