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Re: pic: Swerve Design
Cool design, I like how you chose to use stand-offs instead of front and back plates on your lower wheel modules. Although, this may just be how I'm looking at the render. It seems like you could cut down on the foot print size taken up by the drive system.
The first time I designed a swerve module, it took up a 7" by 7" area in the corner of the robot. Upon redesign, I got it down to a 6" by 6" foot print. Then I redesigned again and got the size down to a 3" by 9" box.
I've noticed that each time I make my design smaller, it seams gets stronger and lighter as well. so there's multiple benefits of optimizing for size.
Also, make sure you have accurate and robust encoders on the steering of each module, they are important.
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25-12-2013, 16:36
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