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Re: Mecanum wheels

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Originally Posted by thefro526 View Post
I'm still not convinced based on the two videos (Glass table, green backlighting) that the rollers do not spin under FRC conditions.
They do spin somewhat under FRC conditions. The roller axial free play in the affordable COTS mec wheels typically used for FRC contributes to spinning. A compliant surface (like carpet) contributes to spinning. This is mentioned on page5 of his paper.

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