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Re: Chainless Mecanum Drive

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
By using a drivetrain where roughly half of the robots weight is supported by non driven wheels, the normal force on the driven wheels decreases. This puts the motors under less load...
Robot A has 1 CIM+gearbox on each side, which drives the front wheel and the rear wheel via a belt or chain.

Robot B is identical to Robot A in all respects, except that the belt (or chain) drives only the front wheel. (The rear wheels are not driven).

How would your analysis apply to this scenario?