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[AllenGregoryIV]

We did a game analysis and came to two ideas we could either build a drive train that is more powerful than other robots or we could build a robot that is more maneuverable. We also decided that speed was a crucial component in getting as many tubes hung as possible.

With that we would either need to build a six wheel drive train with a shifting gearbox or go with omni-directional and have lots of speed and be able to get around defenders quickly. We also knew that when in the our zone we will be able to position ourselves to hang without defender interference unlike 2007. Strafing in your zone to be able to get to the proper peg without exiting your zone is important so defenders can not affect you.

Swerve drive may be a better option (to have more power and still get maneuverability) but we have never prototyped swerve modules so we went with what we considered to be the best method to accomplish our game strategy that we could complete in the six weeks.