Thread: Mecanum Drive overdraw
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Re: Mecanum Drive overdraw
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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Could you explain what you mean by this?
sorry for the quick answer, but i've been up late with a 7 month old with a bad case of RSV for the past two nights. The ratio of 1:1 of the forward and perpendicular vectors was a mistake stemming from a long held assumption (and wrong I might add) that mecanum works the same way an omni drive does. I believe you proved this assumption wrong with this quick paper back in 2010.

I would ask the OP what gear ratio/FPS they are running with.
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