High speed Drivetrains

[TheMadCADer]

Originally Posted by karomata

The more experienced teams tend to better understand the large advantage that can be had when you drivetrain is fast yet maneuverable. Take 148 for example, although they do not always have the best scoring mechanism in FIRST, they continue to do exceedingly well partly because of their amazing nona drivetrains.

I should point out that 148 has been using a slightly different version of that style of drivetrain in 2011 and 2013 (in 2012 they used a fairly standard tank drive), which they call a butterfly drive. It's pretty much the same as a nona-drive, but there is no perpendicular omni-wheel. It allows for similarly 'drifty' driving, but no strafing. In 2011 they also liked being able to toggle their traction wheels down in order to drive in a very straight line during autonomous.