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Re: Swerve vs. Butterfly Drivetrain
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Originally Posted by AlexanderTheOK
No system should be avoided because of "programming difficulty" because the programmers should be starting solving problems day one with working mockups.
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And that right there is what most teams have problems with. Building a "working mock up" that is similar enough to actually let you do what really needs to be done isn't always easy. What works with small, weak motors when supported off the ground doesn't always translate directly to strong, fast motors hauling around 150lbs. Getting the PID controllers set up correctly can be horribly time consuming.
If you can build a working mockup that is sufficiently complex in one day for your programmers to use, why does it take 6 weeks to build the real thing?
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