Mecanum wheels

[Random42]

I have a quick question about mecanum wheels. Can they be placed in a trapezoidal configuration?

Has anyone tried this before? How well does it work?

[cmrnpizzo14]

Originally Posted by Random42

I have a quick question about mecanum wheels. Can they be placed in a trapezoidal configuration?

Has anyone tried this before? How well does it work?

Could you describe the configuration you are thinking of? Do you mean something like this:

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where the [] are wheels and you have the front wheels in narrower (or the back wheels)?

[Random42]

Originally Posted by cmrnpizzo14

Could you describe the configuration you are thinking of? Do you mean something like this:

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where the [] are wheels and you have the front wheels in narrower (or the back wheels)?

Yes. Something very similar to this. The back wheels would be about 12in apart and the front about 24in apart. The front and back wheels would be about 30in apart.