What r possible drive systems under these circumstances?

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by BethMo

Tanis said:

Why? (My team is considering a swerve drive -- any advice I can take back to them would be a helpful addition to the discussion.)

I could be entirely wrong, and with some of these ideas it will be hard to tell until a prototype is built.

However, I don't think that the swerve wheels would get enough traction to change directions, or turn effectively.
Imagine having a three wheel set up, for example, with the back two wheels being powered by CIMs, and the swerve wheel turning via another motor. If you rotate the robot right, the try to quickly change directions left, the robot will probably keep going right for awhile before the wheel finally "catches" or grips the floor.