3-Wheel Swerve

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The 2013 change in perimeter rules (112 in overall perimeter vis-à-vis 28in x 38 in) open new potentials for non-rectangular robots. The team decided to explore this.

In particular, the new rules enable the design of a 3-wheeled robot without paying as large a penalty in terms of reduced stability. Potential benefits of a 3-wheeled drive-train are reduced drive-train and chassis weight, and/or a drive-train with enhanced features (which might otherwise been impractical due to drive-train weight). Additionally, a 3-wheeled swerve robot reduce burden on the cRIO. A tiangular chassis robot may be able to break a blockage by opposing robots more easily than a rectangular chassis robot due to the reduced corner angle.

  • Equilateral triangle design on 111" perimeter

  • Prototype design based on 111" geometry showing electronics locations

  • Equilateral swerve in a round chassis on 111" perimeter

  • Eqilateral design

  • Pentagonal design based on 111" perimeter. Casters to be located at the (2) vacant positions to improve stability.

  • Pentagonal prototype

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