Mecanum Drive Technique

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

The programming required to achieve the same motion varies pretty significantly, however, between holonomic and mecanum drivetrains.

Not so. Program-wise, a standard omniwheel mounted at 45 degrees works exactly like a mecanum wheel with its rollers at 45 degrees.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Not so. Program-wise, a standard omniwheel mounted at 45 degrees works exactly like a mecanum wheel with its rollers at 45 degrees.

Yes, that's correct. The programming only differs if you consider 'forward' to be a direction parallel to one pair of omniwheels in a holonomic platform. Thanks for pointing out my oversight.