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Re: How to Program Mecanum

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Originally Posted by 3786KRRobotics View Post
when strafing, one side should have the wheels rotating towards the outside when viewed side on, and the other side should be rotating inwards.
Just to be clear:

Assuming your wheels are mounted correctly,

Strafe Left:
- Left wheels rotate "inward"
- Right wheels rotate "outward"

Strafe Right:
- Left wheels rotate "outward"
- Right wheels rotate "inward"

... which is not the same as this:

Quote:
Originally Posted by 3786KRRobotics View Post
If you want to strafe to the left, you want to drive the front left forward and rear left backwards while driving the front right backwards and the back right forwards. This creates a vector in only the left direction.

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