AM' swerve modules

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

I can pretty well guarantee that a set of swerve modules isn't going to be moving anything without a frame attached to them and motors and gearboxes to spin them. I'd say under the current wording individual swerve modules would be permissible, especially if the wheels themselves are not included. (which I wouldn't expect them to be.)

A few years ago, a team or few and a company were looking into pairing up to sell complete, disassembled tank tread drive modules to teams without a frame. This very issue was brought up, and as far as I know, the module still isn't commercially available to teams, even though the debate was never officially settled. Just sayin', there's different ways to look at "complete solution".

Now, if AM sold the parts for a swerve module, well, I can sure think of some uses for bevel gears or a swerve module's box section that aren't in the drivetrain, say, in an arm mount.