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 Alan Anderson View Post
None of these assertions is true.

If you go through the vector analysis of how much torque is pushing in which directions for an ideal rectangular-layout mecanum or omniwheel drivebase, you find that ~70% goes to movement in the forward direction, and ~70% goes to trying to squash or stretch the frame in the sideways direction.

...The torque in the forward direction is only cos(45) of the maximum.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...0&postcount=38

Hi Alan,

Please take a look at my post at the above link and see if I can convince you otherwise.


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