Hi, I’ve been noticing that some people are thinking about using an X-Drive for this year’s challenge, and I don’t find it strange, since when I saw the challenge the first thing that came to my mind was to use an X-Drive type of drivetrain due to the large amount of free space on the field. The th…

If you look at the image below you can see that when the red and blue wheels both move forward then the resulting vector is √2 or 1.41 times further forward than the black vector representing a tank drive. The opposite is true of torque because only the y values of the vectors add and a tank drive h…

At the end of the day its what your driver and team prefer. I personally came to the conclusion that x drive would not be a good choice due to its lack of torque, and I belive that goalrush would become meta, so a 360-480rpm 6m drive tank bot would be perfect, I recommend looking back at tipping po…

[image] VEX Drivetrains | BLRS Wiki Vex drivetrains are assemblies, generally made of wheels, used to traverse the VRC field. Each drivetrain has its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

I wrote that article like four years ago and linked AURA’s which I see is gone now, so here’s something else I wrote four years ago: [image] PROS & CONS of Mecanum Drive vs X-Drive? General Forum In addition to AURA’s reasoning, I’ve come up with another compelling argume…

Thank you very much for everything, now I understand better the fact that the X-Drive go faster. So for the time being I’ll stick with the tank drive idea.

[image] Everett Joyce : with an x drive, it is almost impossible to make an effective 66-watt drivetrain. 4x11w + 4x5.5w = 66w If you are planning on 200rpm x drive, 66w is not so crazy. So, if you want to be beaten to the rush and pushed around by all the inline drives, don’t let the 66w t…

Yes but i dont know how beacause i cant count.

Someone correct me if i’m wrong here: An X-drive is not “faster” than a tank drive. The speed boost that an X-Drive gives you is essentially just a gear ratio due to the geometry. You are still sacrificing torque in the forward direction. You could make a tank drive go just as fast, or an X-drive j…

as someone who has run in nearly every competition in spin up and over under, i can say with confidence that no one has ever managed to push the drive at a diagonal. it’s simply too difficult with a tank drive since the x drive tends to just rotate (although i suspect a mecanum might have more succe…

X-Drive 41% more speed?

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I wrote that article like four years ago and linked AURA’s which I see is gone now, so here’s something else I wrote four years ago: