Mecanum Bot

Posted on 20/08/2011 by hardmouse
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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I bought these mecanum wheels from sparkfun and its manufacture by FingerTech Robotics. When I got them it came with four set of wheels. One pack is missing all the washers and other one has misplace the hole and other two pack was fine. I contact sparkfun about this issue and they don't response at all. I guess they don't want to deal with such "small" issue. Anyway, I bought my own washers and fix the misplaced hole with epoxy. Then, that video us the result I got. The way I program it suppose ...


Mecanum Bot

I bought these mecanum wheels from sparkfun and its manufacture by FingerTech Robotics. When I got them it came with four set of wheels. One pack is missing all the washers and other one has misplace the hole and other two pack was fine. I contact sparkfun about this issue and they don't response at all. I guess they don't want to deal with such "small" issue.

Anyway, I bought my own washers and fix the misplaced hole with epoxy. Then, that video us the result I got. The way I program it suppose to move horizontally(going left or right side way) but it's kinda driving strangely. I don't know it was originally not well designed or the way I fix it is not proper. But iI figure if I have more weight on it and it works a bit better.

Image below is the hole in wrong spot so I couldn't fit the shaft in.

I might put a cover on top of it later, meanwhile still working on the program. The most painful experience to program it is the driving direction confusion that I don't even how to explain how confuse that is since its base on 4 independent driving and all thses 4x4 comonation can generate at least 16 different results.

 

Driving around

  • Actuators / output devices: Tamiya 203:1 ratio /w Dagu 4 motors controller
  • Control method: XBee, auto
  • CPU: Arduino
  • Power source: 7.2V regulated to 6V for motors
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