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Originally Posted by gpetilli
[does] mecanum drive [have] the same theoretical loss of traction as Omni-wheel drive
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Yes.
Look at Figure1 on Page2 of
this document.
You will see that the ratio of forward motive force to traction force is the same for both omni and mec:
mec: (tau/r)/(tau*sqrt(2)/r) = 1/sqrt(2)
omni: (tau/(r*sqrt(2)))/(tau/r) = 1/sqrt(2)