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Re: Mecanum Specifics- Layout, Ratios, etc

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Originally Posted by craigboez View Post
1. Does the layout of the wheels have a big impact on the overall performance of the bot?
It might have affect how tippable your robot is. See if you can understand why by reading this old white paper.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1974

As for programming, I think it does not make much difference, although the "spinning" thing probably works best with the wheel/floor contact points in a square configuration.