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Re: pic: McCannot Wheel

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Originally Posted by MrBasse View Post
Couldn't you just put some traction wheels of the same diameter on one side of a robot and your mecanum wheels on the other and drive straight?
Probably not, if you drive all four wheels with the same torque. It's a bit difficult to analyze quantitatively because wheel slipping would be involved, but my guess is the vehicle is likely to veer to the left if the mecs are on the right side (and vice-versa).




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