Mecanum Drivetrains

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Flak-Bait

In the first shot in the video, the new hole that is being drilled is to help hold on a piece of rubber. The wheel itself is left unmodified, and we take a third mecanum plate and put one piece of rubber on each "wing" or flange of the plate. When the piston is activated, it pushes that aluminum bar you see in the video into that third plate, which is mounted parallel to the mecanum wheel. This pushes the rubber piece into the wheel, braking the roller.

The plates are on the same axle as the wheel and are spring loaded, so when the piston retracts, the plate comes off the wheel, unbraking the roller.

I have to admit, that is a great little feature! How well did it work out for you in a real match against defense?