Drive Trains

[Jimmy Cao]

Well there's a lot of factors that determine this...

First and foremost, it's driver ability. You can have a godly drivetrain, but drivers who don't know the controls, and it'll get you nowhere.

The rest differ from game to game.

This year, we decided that speed and maneuverability where foremost. We looked into many different drive systems, and decided that they can all be fast. Next, we looked into maneuverability, and decided that swerve drive would give us the best maneuverability possible.

Other factors to consider are "what human resources are avalible?", "how much weight should we allot to the drive?", and "do we have the time to do this?". When we decided to undertake swerve drive, much of our resources went there. We used our 6 most powerful motors, as well as the 2 globes on the drive. When we were building the rest of the robot, not having those motors to use was a big loss.

In the end, it's whatever your team likes and can do.