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Re: Mecanum vs Treads

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
Cons: Less traction, More driver training to use effectively, more expensive than a 6-wheel drive, and prone to wonky driving on uneven surfaces unless you have a suspension, use encoder and gyro closed loop control, and check and maintain the rollers on a regular basis.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on one point here. If you use field-oriented driving controls, it probably makes it easier to learn to drive the bot, since it will always move in the direction the joystick is pointed. Combined with a spin control the driver is comfortable with, you've got an intuitively controlled omnidirectional drivetrain, and its driver doesn't need to think about which way it's facing to move somewhere.
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