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Re: pic: FRC488's Octocanum Ver 2.0

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Patrick,
Are you referring to potential for the force vector of a wheel to change if the pods deflect under load, leading to the forces from the wheels not summing correctly?
That, and our machine tolerance aren't precise enough for me to be able to guarantee that the weight distribution is exactly right. As long as your frame is square and the mecanum wheels are mounted to it, this isn't a problem.

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Do you think this could be solved with feedback from the follower wheels/gyro?
In theory, every mechanical issue can be fixed by adding sensor feedback and offloading the issue to the programmers, right?
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