Another chapter to the 6WD vs. Mecanum debate

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by Ether

Yes. But that's a power limit, not a power loss. This may seem like nitpicking, but it's an important distinction.

That makes sense, and I'm all about nitpicking distinctions, otherwise ambiguity would prevail.

The "force vector cancellation" does not cause any power loss unless you are operating on a very resilient surface at high vehicle force levels and speeds. And then it's not a fixed 30% number but rather a function of the force and speed.

Once a mecanum's wheels break traction (start slipping), then any additional power supplied to the motors is wasted in scrubbing the wheels on the floor.

This makes sense too.

Thanks for the input!