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Originally Posted by manderson5192
he problem persists in that strafing in one direction (lets say right) makes a diagonal pair of wheels rotate faster than the other pair. Strafing in the other direction yields the same problem but with the other diagonal pair going faster. Does anyone else see this? How do you suggest I proceed?
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Our new mecanum drive does exactly what you describe when the weight is not perfectly balanced. The heavy end slides sideways slower than the light end.
If you've given up trying to make the gyro work for you, I can think of three other options. First, you can use some sort of wheel speed sensors to try to maintain equal speeds on all wheels. Second, you can attempt to blindly compensate for the imbalance by driving the slow-turning wheels with more power. Finally, you can give your driver the next couple of weeks to learn how to stabilize the robot's strafing manually.