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Unread 05-01-2015, 02:48
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Re: 2015: Year of the Mecanum

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Originally Posted by chrisfl View Post
It was the same for us. We used mechanum in 2012 and our only problem was staying in one place on the bridge. We had no problem going up and down it while at an angle.
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Originally Posted by lark95 View Post
My team is also thinking of using mecnum drive. we even have an old robot from logamotion that used mecnum we are able to drive
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Originally Posted by theCADguy View Post
Also, quick question:
Can a mechanum drive be set up where the length of the drive train is greater than the width, or does it require a square wheel configuration?
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Originally Posted by JosephC View Post
If you have not prototyped mechanum or done it before, I would not recommend bringing it out this season. It doesn't seem difficult at first, but you will end up spending far too much time on your drive train instead of allocating proper time to your mechanisms.
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