Mecanum wheels programming

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Yahya Gilany

thanks a lot . does that works with 4 wheels that all in the same direction !! ( forward\ reverse) ??I thought we might need 2 wheels going ( forward ) and the other 2 ( reverse ) so that it moves side by side

I'm not sure what you mean by the above, but there IS a right way and a wrong way to mount the mecanum wheels.

Take a look at this thread. The "X" and "O" mentioned in the post is the visual appearance of the mecanum rollers. The wheels themselves should all be aligned parallel to the robot's fore/aft axis.

[Belenus]

Ok I am very new, and this may be a stupid question but where is the "Holonomic vi" I can not find it and non of the team is really great with LabView yet.

Thanks Jeff

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Belenus

...where is the "Holonomic vi"...

At the bottom of the functions palette is the "WPI Robotics Library".
The first thing in the WPI Robotics Library is "RobotDrive".
You'll find the Holonomic Drive vi right next to Tank Drive and Arcade Drive.

[BenGrapevine]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

At the bottom of the tool palette is the "WPI Robotics Library".
The first thing in the WPI Robotics Library is "RobotDrive".
You'll find the Holonomic Drive vi right next to Tank Drive and Arcade Drive.

My team has decided on Mecanum wheels, and I still can't find the "WPI Robotics Library".

This is what I did, correct me if I'm wrong, PLEASE!

1. Open LABVIEW 2011
2. Go up to the "tools" bar
3. ?? (Where do I find the "WPI Robotics Library"?)
4. Holonomic Drive VI
5. Profits

[Belenus]

Thanks everyone, you all are very helpful.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

At the bottom of the tool palette is the "WPI Robotics Library".

I meant "functions palette", not "tool palette". Sorry about that.

You can open the function palette by right-clicking on a blank spot in the block diagram, or by choosing "Functions Palette" from the View menu.

[BenGrapevine]

Forget my comment, I learned how to make mecanum from scratch.