pic: DS Swerve on the field

[Akash Rastogi]

I hate being "that guy" but I'm just wondering, what was the point of doing an inverted drivetrain?

This is not supposed to be a slight towards the creativity of this or the fact that you technically built TWO fully functioning swerve drives, but I just don't see the point considering how low your CG is and that chances of flipping perfectly onto the opposite side would be rare to none. Was it purely for the fun and challenge or did you think it would come into play? I'm sure the learning experience for the kids was pretty awesome though!

-Akash

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

I hate being "that guy" but I'm just wondering, what was the point of doing an inverted drivetrain?

This is not supposed to be a slight towards the creativity of this or the fact that you technically built TWO fully functioning swerve drives, but I just don't see the point considering how low your CG is and that chances of flipping perfectly onto the opposite side would be rare to none. Was it purely for the fun and challenge or did you think it would come into play? I'm sure the learning experience for the kids was pretty awesome though!

-Akash

!350 did something similar with skid steer and did flip perfectly onto the other side in Boston, and if you don't, 2 wheels are still touching the ground at all times so you could drive into the bump or a wall to flip the rest of the way.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by JamesCH95

Very cool, though it doesn't look like you have a kicker "on top" or a hanger "on bottom" so you'd lose those functions once inverted? I guess it'd be better than being turtled though.

I believe their intent was simply to drive it back to the bump and flip themselves back into normal configuration after flipping over.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I believe their intent was simply to drive it back to the bump and flip themselves back into normal configuration after flipping over.

That was exactly the intent. You will also notice the lack of anti-3" penetration gear on the topside.

[Kellen Hill]

Team 101 had a similar idea in Chicago but they only had a "standard" four wheel drive. It was neat to watch the top set of wheel spinning on top of the robot. They also had an extra ball magnet on the top in case they flipped over.

I remember them flipping over at least once if I remember right. If I spent time on that kind of drive, I would try to make sure I flipped over at least once just to see it work.