Best Drivetrain

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

I am posting this because a rookie team in Davis was having a hard time deciding and creating a drivetrain for their robot. There have been many different types of drivetrains used in FIRST. So in order to help all the rookie teams for nex year, what drivetrain has been the most dominant from the 2005 season and on?

-rc

ps Pictures please

As a rookie team, here's my suggestion.

Build a drivetrain that:
1> is within your machining capabilities. (If you don't have any machining capabilities, then the kitbot is your friend)
2> is within your mechanical capabilities (If, by the beginning of next build season, you do not know the mechanics of a swerve drive ... don't build one). Mechanical drivetrain failures are the downfall of many young (and some veteran) teams.
3> is within your budget (many drive systems require you to purchace parts ... make sure you've bugeted for them)
4> is within your programming capabilities (Holonomic and vector controlled drive systems require programming expertise ... If, by the beginning of the build season you do not have the programming expertise needed ... don't build one of these drive systems)
5> is easily and intuitively driveable by your drive team.


If you do these things, then whatever drive system you choose will be right for your team