Another chapter to the 6WD vs. Mecanum debate

[Chris is me]

My mouth got ahead of my brain again - I meant that mecanum drives more or less will always have less max pushing force ("lower traction") than a 6wd wheel, even if both were coated with roughtop tread.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

My mouth got ahead of my brain again - I meant that mecanum drives more or less will always have less max pushing force ("lower traction") than a 6wd wheel, even if both were coated with roughtop tread.

Would mecanum even work with the kind of tread that AM sells for traction wheels?

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by dodar

Would mecanum even work with the kind of tread that AM sells for traction wheels?

Originally Posted by Ether

It does not necessitate a lower traction roller. A properly coded mec is fully holonomic and there is no skidding of the contact patch... only rotating of the patch, like swerve.

Based on what Ether said two posts earlier I would say yes.

[Jared Russell]

Making a roughtop mecanum wheel would be an award-worthy feat, indeed.

Still, in a roughtop vs. roughtop pushing battle, the 6WD would STILL always beat the mecanum drive...because maximum tractive force for the mecanum drive IS influenced by the fact that there are passive rollers. Read Ether's white papers - they explain it all.