Effective Drive Base

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Originally Posted by CraigHickman

I would recommend looking at the WildSwerve (look at the Andymark website) if you're interested in doing a swerve. However, if you aren't confident in the design principles behind a crab, I would not recommend undertaking it this late in the season.

the WildSwere will not work going over bumps because there is a plate that is about 1" above the ground, and will get stuck on the bump before the wheel can make contact. My team is doing 6wd because of this problem (and our programmer doesnt want to have to figure out a swerve drive in 6 weeks)