Thread: pic: Side view of third try drive.
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Re: pic: Side view of third try drive.
From other pictures posted by this team, it appears that it is in fact 2 chains. The four corner wheels are mecanum, and the chains feed to a ball differential, that allows the central omniwheels to spin only when the 2 gearboxes are moving in the same direction. For the most part, it acts as a standard mecanum drive, but the central wheels in combination with a suspension system provide additional forward traction and climbing ability.

Here is how it appears in reality: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34391?
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