Note: When I refer to omni, I mean a robot which has 90 degree omniwheels, one on each side of a square (or rectangle). That square can be rotated from the robot frame, meaning you have a wheel diagonally in each corner.
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Originally Posted by daltore
I think it would be a little simpler to program mechanum reliably as apposed to omni
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Unless I'm misunderstanding you, not really. As said before:
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Originally Posted by Abwehr
The same exact code can be used with either configuration.
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Originally Posted by daltore
From what I've seen in VEX, Mindstorms, and FRC, mechanum tends to lend itself to a slightly more powerful drive train, as omni holonomic has almost no resistance to movement, basically making it a hockey puck on wheels (note the incessant fishtailing of 2158's robot from 2007 FRC, where we only had 2 omniwheels, and were pushed around easily).
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Power-wise, mecanum and 4-wheel omni are exactly the same. You get ~71% (sqrt(2)) power in one set of directions, and 50% in the directions 45 degrees from the first. Any differences are in the construction of the wheels.
We should all just be humble, courteous, and act like gentlemen (or ladies) on these forums, and not fill it with yakking about who's drive train is better. - Veselin Kolev [more] 
25-03-2008, 16:57
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