Omni Wheels Vs. Mecanum Wheels

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by RunZach

Do mecanum wheels have more traction then omni wheels, or KOP wheels for that matter?

Mecanum wheels have the least traction out of any wheel.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Mecanum wheels have the least traction out of any wheel.

Sorry, that's omnis you're talking about. I'd take a mecanum drive over an omni drive any day.

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by EricH

Sorry, that's omnis you're talking about. I'd take a mecanum drive over an omni drive any day.

Our main drive is omni, and we've been able to push around mecanum bots all day, in both first and second gear (Orlando seems to be heavy on mecanum compared to Alamo).

On a side note: I have yet to see any bot that has ever made me want to use mecanum, even when we used it pretty effectively in 2010.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Our main drive is omni, and we've been able to push around mecanum bots all day, in both first and second gear (Orlando seems to be heavy on mecanum compared to Alamo).

Perhaps you're taking on weak mecanum robots. By saying mecanums have the least traction of any wheel, you're making a pretty broad generalization--and I'm willing to bet there's at least one mecanum robot out there that can push you around all day and all night.



Of course, both mecanum and omni pale in comparison to a good swerve drive, but a good swerve drive isn't exactly easy to build, particularly compared to a tank/mecanum setup.

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by EricH

Perhaps you're taking on weak mecanum robots. By saying mecanums have the least traction of any wheel, you're making a pretty broad generalization--and I'm willing to bet there's at least one mecanum robot out there that can push you around all day and all night.



Of course, both mecanum and omni pale in comparison to a good swerve drive, but a good swerve drive isn't exactly easy to build, particularly compared to a tank/mecanum setup.

You're right, it is a broad generalization, but I don't see the speed or responsiveness out of mecanum drives that seem to be in other drives.

[chrisfl]

Originally Posted by EricH

Perhaps you're taking on weak mecanum robots. By saying mecanums have the least traction of any wheel, you're making a pretty broad generalization--and I'm willing to bet there's at least one mecanum robot out there that can push you around all day and all night.



Of course, both mecanum and omni pale in comparison to a good swerve drive, but a good swerve drive isn't exactly easy to build, particularly compared to a tank/mecanum setup.

Challenge accepted. We have mecanum drive