pic: 2605 Mecanum Drive

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Originally Posted by holygrail

We usually gear for around a 15 to 17 fps free speed but then we use code to tone it down a bit so that when you push the joystick forward you only get 50 to 70% of the full speed. We have a turbo button on the joystick that the driver has to push for full speed. Works well.

Physics Quiz:

Imagine you have 2 robots which are identical in every way, except that Robot A is geared for 8 fps, and Robot B is geared for 16fps but has the voltage limited to 50%.

Describe the performance differences between the 2 robots: acceleration, motor heating, battery drainage, pushing force, fine control of slow maneuvers, etc.