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Re: Mecanum Wheels is it good fin the Pits

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Originally Posted by Borromakkot View Post
In 06, team 40 used 8" mecanum wheels and were able to get up that 30 degree incline. They just needed a running start, and the fact that they had their chassis high enough to take the crest.
yesterday I stopped by your shop to take a look at the robot (im a junior @ wpi), pretty cool stuff. I was wondering if you are the one who is currently working on the code for that system(your coach mentioned someone was revamping it) because ive never used the gyros or encoders and i would like to get a feel for how to use them well

just a note on the omni wheels, the idea behind those were that the robot would not need a head start, it would be able to climb up the 30degree rather easily, i remember seeing robots just tossing themeslves up there, and its a pretty scary sight. especially for robots like ours, that are always at the max height
also the nice thing about the omni wheels is, if we have an issue with the mecanums, we can ditch them in mid competition and just switch to a tank drive
i also thought it may help with issues with pushing, i understand that the strength of the mecanums is getting away rather than fighting, but if you could get the best of both worlds it would be pretty nice

thanks again for the feedback