pic: 2015 Off-season Single Speed Coaxial Swerve Chassis

[Kevin Ainsworth]

[quote=page2067;1510664]Can you show a closer view of module?
and discuss what metrics you (Nick) are going after?]

I just posted two more pics for the swerve units themselves, should show up soon.
I think that Nick was going for lighter weight primarily and therefore less custom parts, assembly time, etc.

The two speed design we posted last year and used for 2015 were for games that required precision alignment or heavy defense games.
We found that the single speed unit we used in 2014 didn't have the power to get out of trouble for heavy defense, our main downfall at champs that year.

We thought precision alignment would be helpful last year since our original concept was to work with other teams and cap 3-4 totes and a can onto their 2-3 stacks. The swerves worked flawlessly, not a single issue all season on either the comp or practice bot. Just last month the students disassembled the units from the practice bot, cleaned them, inspected them and no noticeable wear was detected. The students reinstalled them into the practice chassis from 2014 to use as a development platform.