pic: Wild Swerve Module, Near Production

[IndySam]

Got to see this unit in person at IRI and I was very impressed with it.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Got to see this unit in person at IRI and I was very impressed with it.

Ditto. It was pretty hefty but seemed really solidly built. I might try and convince my team to buy one before we build our Poly Swerve, but I doubt we have the offseason build funding.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Ditto. It was pretty hefty but seemed really solidly built. I might try and convince my team to buy one before we build our Poly Swerve, but I doubt we have the offseason build funding.

I'm still telling you man, that poly swerve doesn't sound like too good of an idea. The strain on the walls of the module might be too much. CAD it out and try some stress testing first.

[ajlapp]

A quick thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth this weekend at IRI to chat!

Overall the response to the Wild Swerve modules was very positive. I'm excited to bring this very famous design to the FIRST world.

Please stay tuned to our website for production dates and pricing.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

I'm still telling you man, that poly swerve doesn't sound like too good of an idea. The strain on the walls of the module might be too much. CAD it out and try some stress testing first.

It's being done 100% in CAD first, yeah. This is the OTHER reason I wanna borrow 221's model

[samir13k]

what are the gears used in this? and what is the final reduction also? thanks

[Chris Fultz]

Originally Posted by samir13k

what are the gears used in this? and what is the final reduction also? thanks

Anthony can give the details, but the gears are standard AndyMark. There are multiple combinations that can be used to give several different final drive ratios.

[ajlapp]

what are the gears used in this? and what is the final reduction also? thanks

The gears used are standard Andymark.

All ratios start with a 14 tooth CIM gear to a 35 tooth .375" hex gear.

The remaining gears can be any that follow the Toughbox spread of 64 teeth max.

There are many ratios possible, the four most relevant using the CIM are as follows:

14.8:1 or about 4.8 ft/sec at max power
9.87:1 or about 7.2 ft/sec at max power
6.94:1 or about 10.36 ft/sec at max power
5.36:1 or about 13.4 ft/sec at max power

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Ditto. It was pretty hefty but seemed really solidly built. I might try and convince my team to buy one before we build our Poly Swerve, but I doubt we have the offseason build funding.

It was a bit heavy but it also used standard AM gears without lightening. A little work on those by a team would go a long way.