Video of Mecanum Drive Running Circles Around 6 Wheel Drives

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

16 FPS? That's a bit quick for an FRC field don't you think?

Not really. It's usually the high gear of a 2-speed transmission. The Poofs have had a top speed of somewhere in the 15fps + range for as long as I can remember. (And for as long as I can remember they've been kicking butt, so I guess it works.)

On the subject of Mecanums and out-driving 6WD's, I'm fairly confident in saying that it IS possible, but hasn't happened yet. Mr. Lim's video is a good showcase of what a Mecanum is capable of with decent drivers, but the field last year wasn't really big enough for a Mecanum to fully stretch it's legs.

It seems that many teams that pursue both Holonomic and Mecanum Drives do not invest enough time in training their drivers to fully utilize the omni-directional motion these drives are capable of. More often than not, I see many Omni-Drive robots driving EXACTLY like a skid-steer until they need to move left or right a hair. I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on a well built Mecanum or Holonomic drive just to see what happens.