16-12-2016, 10:41
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Re: pic: 4143 differential swerve concept
I really like this concept. Maybe it's not the most practical thing in the world, but not "wasting" any motor power on steering and being able to just have a big ol' dead axle tube to pivot with is pretty elegant.
Are both Colsons cantilevered?
Since you already have to heavily modify the Nanos, I think you could get a degree more compact with a custom two stage gearbox. Saves you some weight and packages a bit better. I guess the space savings doesn't help much since the CIMs are sticking out past the gearboxes anyway, but hey, more room for encoders.
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