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Re: Mecanum vs. Swerve Drive

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Originally Posted by Siri View Post
Chassis orientation is controlled independently of translational direction. e.g, Just push in the defender (because they can't push you), spin around them, and then spin around again until you're lined up the way you want. Like this or this. Or after a brief pin. Or before not being pushed at the unprotected feeder. Or after rocking an FCS blocker.
Mecanums can move in exactly the same way as swerve drives, and can do it without having to wait for their wheels to turn. In any holonomic drivetrain, teams can use a gyro throughout the match to keep track of their change in angular position and implement something called field centric drive.

I don't understand why this is a challenge exclusive to mecanum drivetrains, or maybe I'm not understanding your point.
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