pic: 3928 Swerve Module

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

Wow. I hope you guys make it to championships so I can see this in person. Do you have any shots from other angles? I can't see where you put the drive motor, but I assume it's on the other side of the wheel?

Incredible design.

Originally Posted by DampRobot

Wow, this looks amazing! I like the belt tensioning system. A few quick questions:

• How do you drive the wheel? It is somehow coaxial, or driven by a motor that rotates with the wheel?
• What type of bearring did you use for the wheel steering?
• What diameter is the wheel?

Also, I know Aren_Hill famously said that a swerve drive should be built on the offseason and then given a year to sit before putting it on a competition robot. (I'm sorry, I can't find the quote right now.) What lead you to decide that a swerve was needed to be competitive, despite the fact your rookie team had never done one?

Both of you look closely at the module and you will see how it is driven.

-Brando