Swerve Drivetrain.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Mk.32

At the SD regional Team 1717 had a really nice swerve drive and a others i don't remember atm.
What is the difference between the Wild Swerve module and the ones i linked to in the OP?
And sliding sideways, we were thinking about that, but would it work?

The difference is that the Revolution modules are coaxial, and the Wild Swerve have their motor in the module. (Oh, and they're based off two different teams' designs--Revolution is from 118 Robonauts, and Wild Swerve comes from 111 WildStang.)

Coaxial swerve means that the shaft located at the pivot axis (which the module tends to rotate around) also transmits power to the drive wheel. The motor is completely off the module, other than the chain run. Non-coaxial means that you have to be careful not to twist the motor power wires as the module turns (unless the GDC allows slip rings again), as the motor is in the module. Less chain, but more wire.

Sliding sideways=strafing. Sorry I didn't make that clear. And if you're not going to do that with a swerve drive, then you may as well not build a swerve drive...