Drive Trains & All that they encompass

[MichaelBick]

Originally Posted by rcmolloy

The functionality of a Swerve is incredible but I still believe a team can never go wrong with a 6/8 wheel drive at all.

I agree with Cory here but I want to add that it's not only about if you CAN fabricate a swerve but also how quicly. I like to think of week 4 as the perfect time to have your robot (or at least your practice robot) completely built. Then you have two weeks to modify, program, and practice. If swerve is going to prevent you from getting a robot built before this time then you shouldn't be going with a swerve drive.

[ksafin]

Just to clarify guys, I never said we were going to pursue Swerve.

I'm aware of the difficulties and challenges of using Swerve, and pretty much ruled it out for those reasons. Besides, we're a year 2 team, Swerve is way out in the future for us, if it exists at all.

I was merely citing it as an example of alternate drive systems that teams explore versus traditional, simple drive trains.