Strategic Uses of Swerve Drive

[Akash Rastogi]

Also, since Eric mentioned mecanums, mecanums are sometimes great alternatives (depending on the game) for teams who don't want to opt for a swerve.don't have the best resources available. For example, since 08 didn't really require "defense" per say, we tried out mecanums for the first time. I personally really liked the features that you get for little effort compared to swerve. But then again, there are the benefits of swerve that you get along with the complexity/cost.

Swerve > Mecanum > Omni wheels/ Kiwi drive

Would this statement be fairly accurate? You get at least some footing with mecanums over omni wheels, and then swerves trump mecanums in defense and maneuverability. If teams want a decent middle ground, would you say that mecanum (with proper suspension) is the way to go?