Thread: How Do mecanum wheels handle the bumps?
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Re: How Do mecanum wheels handle the bumps?
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Originally Posted by sgreco View Post
Mechanum wheels seem nice in theory, but if I'm not mistaken, a team has never won nationals with a mechanum drive. If they meet tough defense they can easily be out pushed. They're good for qual matches with low defense, but I'll be interested to see how they fair in elims in Atlanta.
Considering the fact that only a handful of teams ever used mecanum wheels prior to when AndyMark introduced them (2007?), and then again the fact that last year they were illegal, and the game in 2008 was made for speed more than maneuverability, I'd say they haven't had their fair share of playing time.

My team uses the 6" version of AndyMark Mecanum wheels (the ones with the lower coeff of friction), and we have no problems going over the bump.


The only problem to date (that I'm aware of) is when our mentor was driving the drive train during the build season, and he drove the robot full speed into and over the bump. We lost one roller; considering the way he was driving it I'd say it did 3x better than expected.
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