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Re: Maintaining perfect control of mecanums using encoders?

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Originally Posted by Gdeaver View Post
Over the years our drivers have had allot of fun having their way with Mecanum drive robots. BoB was the last fun. However back in 2012 I noticed a Mecanum drive that had some pushing power and more swerve like movement. I did notice a KOP gyro on the bot. I suspect they had a very tightly controlled closed loop system. First time I saw a Mecanum that I had some respect for.
I know that in 2012 lots of MAR teams saw 1370 use Mecanum wheels to push other bots about the field. However, we didn't have a working gyro or closed loop system. Most of our pushing came from the bot being 119.8 pounds!
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