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Re: C++ motor assignments

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Originally Posted by Robodragons4630 View Post
I plan on using the motors in a 4 wheel drive mecanum base. The configuration is going to be cross. Mecanum wheels by default are crossed so I saw no harm in doing the same with the motor controllers. If there is a true issue with this other than prolonged use can cause then I will look over other possibilities. Thanks for the response!
Mecanum wheels are a little different. I guess it was bad of me for assuming tank drive. With mecanum drives, there's significantly less issue than a tank drive. Because each one is on rollers, you don't have issues of stalling and back driving that you would with the second example up there. You still have issues with potentially offset voltage, but that's pretty easy to solve with a encoder on each wheel. That's expensive, and you might as well just buy more motor controllers with that money, but it'll work. Good luck with your project!
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