Mecanum Wheel¶
What is Mecanum Wheel?
The Mecanum Wheel is an omnidirectional wheel design for a land-based vehicle to move in any direction. It is sometimes called the Swedish wheel or Ilon wheel after its inventor.
The Mecanum Wheel is a form of tireless wheel, with a series of rubberized external rollers obliquely attached to the whole circumference of its rim. These rollers typically each have an axis of rotation at 45° to the wheel plane and at 45° to the axle line.
Each Mecanum wheel is an independent non-steering drive wheel with its own powertrain, and when spinning generates a propelling force perpendicular to the roller axle, which can be vectored into a longitudinal and a transverse component in relation to the vehicle.
The Mecanum Wheel can be divided into left-hand and right-hand wheels that are mirror images of each other, depending on the angle of 45°.
Mecanum Wheels are usually used in groups of four, as shown in the figure below
Features
Diameter: 60mm
Thickness: 30.62mm
Rollers: 9pcs
Angle: 45°
Color: Black
Material: plastic + rubber