[MrForbes]

Thanks for the explanation, Fred. We now know that the maximum force that can be transmitted by a mecanum wheel in the forward direction is not as high as with a regular wheel. How does this affect the power transmission? Is there more frictional loss because of the side pointing vector? If so, how could I calculate that?

Also, what about the speed? If the rollers are not rotating relative to the wheel body as in straight ahead driving, is the full speed of the motor applied by the wheels?



The paper is interesting, but doesn't offer any explanation...it seems to be mostly selling the new design.....it would be nice if it had even a little bit of actual theory, and really nice if it had some empirical data to back up the claims.