Driving Characteristics

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• Swerve isdrivetrains are built for maneuverability rather than a pushing tank, which would be the job of a tank drive
  
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• Tall robots which have a need for speed require heavier drive bases to maintain balance

Gearing

When you wantdesign a drivetrain, you can either gear it for torque or for speed

• If your drivetrain is geared too tall, that means it takes too long to mountreach top speed but has stronger traction
  
  • Robots geared too high will do better with pushing (which can be thought of like torque)
• If your drivetrain is geared for top speed and acceleration, that means it is very fast and can reach its maximum velocity much quicker, but the swervestradeoff (cornerbeing orthat tube)it won't win many pushing matches
  • Prioritizes speed over torque