Thread: Mecanum wheels
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Unread 08-01-2014, 23:53
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Re: Mecanum wheels

So Mecanum vs 6WD and all things being equal I understand most of the pros and cons.

But if you look at the Robot in 3 Days team Boom Done they have 8 motors on their drivetrain - 4 cim and 4 minicim. What if instead of having a straight gear reduction, a team were to use a direct drive shifting transmission such as the Vex Pro ball shifter on each Mecanum wheel with a Cim and Mini-Cim as the input to each wheel? And you took that against a 6WD drivetrain with the three CIM Vex Pro Shifting transmission per side?

Does that muddy the water a bit?
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