Thread: Mechanum drive-strafing issue
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Re: Mechanum drive-strafing issue
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Originally Posted by JimmyNutrin View Post
Our team has had issues with the mechanum drive system we have employed. We appear to not have enough torque to "strafe" and move against the natural direction of the wheels. I have verified that it is not a programming error because the motors move how they are supposed to when the robot is suspended on blocks.

We use 2.5" CIM motors and CIMple boxes for transmissions. (one CIM per transmission)

Any other teams that use mechanum drive, please respond and tell me which motors and transmissions are being used.

P.S. I am new to the forum, so please be forgiving.
Are you using the CIMple boxes directly attached to the wheels, or do you have a reduction between the gearboxes and wheels? A CIMple box directly attached to a wheel will not have enough torque to turn the wheels. You need some other sort of reduction. Also what size wheels?
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