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Re: pic: 6 wheel suspension

To test how tight they have to be we will prop up the mecanums up with casters and than run with just the omni wheels. This should give us a good idea on the amount of slippage under pressure.

In studying drive system that teams have used through the years I have found that the mecanum system is the best except for the following items.
1. When going up ramps you must hit it square, but with this suspension you can hit it At an angle.
2. They are not great for pushing. With the added omni wheels it will give a little help (not a lot but some is better than none). We were in a match with our standard drive system and was up against a mecanum system and every time we tried to push and block them the just went around us like we were not their.

The good of the system out weighs the bad by a large amount. We have use omni drive in the past and are familiar with it but are just learning about the mecanum system and we need to know what to look out for with problems. Please let as know.
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