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Unread 09-01-2017, 10:48
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Re: 2017 Drive Train

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Originally Posted by Southpaw View Post
Our team has thrown around the idea of using h-drive as a less complicated mechanum system.
From a design and build perspective, H-drive is by far more complicated than mecanum drive.

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The movement is near-identical to mechanum and debatably easier to build.
PLEASE read the advice posted by experienced Chief Delphi members. If your team has not yet designed and built a holonomic drive system, week 1 of build season is not an ideal time to start.


In my experience, a field-centric holonomic drive is the easiest robot to learn to drive. Mecanum provides a good trade-off between complexity (2 extra gearboxes, a bit of learning to program) for increased maneuverability. It's also the closest you'll get to a COTS solution. Any other drive really needs to be developed in the off-season.
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