Quick Drivetrain question

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by Cory

As refered to on CD--

Crab- having all wheels rotate together (ie: locked to the same angle). Derived from the ability of a crab to scuttle in any direction.

Swerve- Either all wheels can independently rotate, or they rotate in sets of two. Allows you to both translate and rotate, as well as drive the robot using ackerman steering, or monster truck steering where the front wheels turn one direction, and the rear in the opposite direction.

I will second this.. messed up my research a bit.. lol.. wrong explanations lol

[Aren_Hill]

there are many more control types than can be labeled by swerve or crab such as ours this year all modules linked rotationally but each had its own motor so we could still rotate.