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Re: Mecanum. What's Best

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Originally Posted by kgzak View Post
What's "best?"
You've heard the saying in real estate: "Location, location, location".

Well, with a mecanum vehicle it's "Wheels, wheels, wheels".

If you don't have well-designed wheels nothing else matters. Well-designed wheels are very expensive. The rollers are crucial: they must have the proper contour, overlap, alignment, and mounting (bearings).

Secondary considerations are wheel mounting (high lateral stiffness) and closed-loop speed control.


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