Sharing motor(s) tranmissions in Swerve drive

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by RogerR

actually, 2001 had the mini-treads to help it ride over the mid-field 2x4. i still can't believe that they got the whole thing to fit under the bar.
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From 1998 to 2002, Team 47 had some of the most awe-inspiring robots that I have ever seen. Each year they'd make your jaw drop. It seemed like there was no limit to what they could accomplish. They managed to pack loads of functionality into simple and elegant designs.

[Mike Martus]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Our team used "Swerve" drive systems for several years. Some independant (all 4 wheels) configurations and a - Four Wheel configuration moved by a single motor. All had their good and bad points. The nature of the game in recent years has made swerve drives to be shelved in place of powererful fast systems that can climb.

Due to resources required both mechanical and physical the need for swerve has been very low as it would impact the game very little. I see an opening for FIRST to have a game that will require the felexability of a swerve drive system.

Swerve is many times confused with a steerable chassis (like a car).