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Mecanum or Swerve?

View Poll Results: Swerve or Mecanum? Which does your team prefer?
Mecanum	26	24.53%
Swerve	49	46.23%
Neither, they are too complex and 4wd or 6wd will do the job	31	29.25%
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17-04-2010, 13:07

Ether

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Re: Mecanum or Swerve?

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Originally Posted by Tom Line

Regarding any lag time with swerve modules: If you have it programmed correctly, your swerve modules should never have to turn more than 90 degrees from any given point.

Hi Tom,

Is this true only for swerves with unlimited steering rotation, or is it also true for swerves with limited steering rotation?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Line

When you keep in mind that a tank drive has to "turn" before it drives forward,

Could you please explain what you meant by the above?

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