Mecanum or 6WD

[James Tonthat]

6WD - higher traction, less weight, simplicity, comes in the KoP!

Turning radius - of a properly designed 6WD should be zero, it should turn around the center point of the robot the weight should be relatively centered on the robot.

Yes - after seeing 2007

Edit:

Simplicity because of less gearboxes, another plus is less weight because of that same reason.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Davis

I think Mecanum seeing as it brought success for us last year, the turn radius can't be that good for 6WD not to mention the extra power expended in turning those two extra wheels. Then again Mecanum requires four motors. I predict we will see robots shatter. I liked that at the kickoff.

Turning radius - see above

Extra power - this is a misnomer. The same amount of power would be going to the ground, in fact in mecanum, there is wasted power because the force vectors work to cancel another wheel's. A 6WD should also require 4 CIMs.