The Mecanum Wheel Is So Weird, It Is Genius. How It Works
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This post is Dad-Joke approved!
Yes, the vid really rolls along! I didn't get tired at all! I'll stop now.
I think your comment is really getting some traction.
I tried to think of something clever to say, but so far I've just been spinning my wheels...
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Reading this comment made it a goodyear.
My four year old daughter and I stumbled upon your channel, you got her attention right away. We will have to watch your other videos now!
Dude is so chill and nonchalant but he's also a freaking beast when it comes to engineering. He under plays the stuff he's made but that shit is ridiculously complex.
He didn't make this - if he said he did he's a thief
@jenny-DD I'm not referring to this project in particular. If you watch the video, he does reference that arm and some other of his projects. I've been watching him for a while and I love how he can break stuff down so easily.
@@jenny-DD "if".... go find it then.
@@jenny-DDYou're not too bright are you? He never said he did, which you would know if you watched the video.
@@jenny-DD You make a lot of assumptions, which usually means you probably not too bright.
First time watching your videos. The fact that you show such enthusiasm to your craft, and how something excites you, just shows how genuine you are. I'm not even a robotics guy, however you make it interesting. Much respect.
Exactly, the whole reason I put a sub, dude's doing what he loves and I love that
Jeremy you are a true mentor to this 70-year-old gear head with a basic electronics back round. Blessings to you and your family.
Jeremy is also an obvious believer in Jesus Christ, I feel blessed just to be able to discern that from just a video, I am blessed the Holy Spirit is still in my Life, God Bless us, we are all brothers and sisters, peace and love always & forever .. ... . ..
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Golden comment Bro! I'm not Jeremy but Bless you and your family as well!
Ezekiels wheel.
Or SpaceX spmt.
@@andyp3834 there is no god
@@andyp3834 there is only one world and one truth. Which is there is no god.
I am reminded of my high school biology and chemistry teacher, Marino Gino Dalessi, Jr. Totally adored by his students. We started our study of biology by reading…Aristotle. I am reminded because there’s this sense not of transmitting just laws and principles, but of loving what you’re learning. Papa Gino, as we called him, did that, and though my predilections have gone in different directions, the fundamental principle that he taught, and which is evident in Prof. Fielding is: don’t just learn…fall in love with what you’re learning. I’m a folklorist and an editor, and that’s cool enough: but in honor of Papa Gino (and yeah, we were aware of the musical pun: but we didn’t “parrot” him), I read Quanta every week. Thank you, Jeremy for reminding me of Gino. Thank you, Gino, for alerting me to Jeremy. Made. My. Day.
Good school leaves good seeds for the future, you was lucky and your gratitude says much.
And the musical pun is? Mozart's Magic Flute, Papageno the bird-catcher.
Another application that you may have not been aware of, conveyance. I work at the airport laoding containers onto aircraft. The loaders we use utilize mecanum wheels to move containers onto/off of the aircraft. The deck is coverd in these wheels and can move containers in any direction as well as rotate them.
Nice
I was thinking the same thing.
It's a Wonkavator....it goes upways and downways and sideways and every other ways...lol
Make your own video bum.
Dude has a very chill and warm energy. Makes it wonderful to listen and be amazed by this weird Wheel.
I use to work in the printing industry as a maintenance mechanic and of course they're always looking for ways to run the presses faster or more feet per minute. You can make anything go faster, how much $$$ are you willing to spend?
@@USA-freedom 500 cigarettes. 🚬
When I saw these on the Mythbusters forklifts, I thought each subwheel was powered... The fact that the subwheels spin freely make this even more awesome. Thank you
Jeremy, your content and production is still fresh and professional but the reason I love watching your videos is your child-like joy and enthusiasm that you bring along for the ride. Here's to many more years of teaching and tinkering!
From an (almost) 65 year old life-long learner.
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Your love for engineering is contagious, never change!
I love smart people❤ It’s obvious this guy is passionate about the subject and engineering because he exudes confidence and has a strong desire to share his knowledge. It’s so easy to learn from people like him. 😊
"What is this going to do?" Answer: "Nothing. It's just cool." ----- This guy gets it. Well done.
SpaceX uses them
I disagree, allowing a forklift to sidetrack like that is going to allow Amazon workers being paid minimum wage, to stab forks through boxes and packages far more efficiently
@@awesomefeldmanfamily US Navy bought the patent from the original inventor, they also use it.
I think I have seen it on one of the laser guided vehicle model that a company demonstrated at a logistics meet that I attended sometime ago. It might even find application in the tug that they use to move planes from terminal to runway. So, "What is this going to do?" Answer: "A lot and it's cool too."
@@abdultairusaying what it CAN be and IS used for is beside the point. There is likely no application where this wheel design is the best option when downsides and benefits are weighed rationally... unless "coolness" is included.
It's great to know that I'm not the only "older dude" (53yrs. and counting) watching and truly enjoying your videos brother Fielding.😂 I'm not quite a tinkerer but I can absolutely appreciate and fully understand what you do. I'm a union trained electrician by trade and you make engineering principals Soooo simplistic that your channel is enjoyable for me to watch and learn from. Thanks a bunch man. Support coming soon. Love!
About 10 years ago, I had my students (cc) design & build a mecanum wheelchair that was controlled by an Arduino, joystick and solar PV panel for recharging the batteries. We demonstrated it to @60 middle schools around S.E. Michigan and a Maker show at Henry Ford Greenfield Village. It was a HUGE success! It was also bulit from recycled materials, except the mecanum wheels & Arduino.
Nice to see someone who is so enthusiastic about engineering. I recommended this to my friend to show his 13 year old son who has shown an interest in engineering. Well done.
Thanks Jeremy, that was pretty damn interesting. I watched 4:17 at 0.25% speed to really see what was happening,
Now you make me want to rewatch it in slow motion LOL
I was in Lisbon Portugal in 1978 and the streets in the city are very narrow. I saw a delivery truck pull up in front of a business with a parking spot long enough for the truck to fit in. However the truck did not manuever like the trucks in the USA. I drove trucks in Hartford.
This truck literally went sideways into the spot and parked. I was blown away. Box trucks in the inner cities need to operate like this.
You have your audio settings "spot on" and I just wanted to let you know I appreciate details like that.
Thank you!
I think I found a new RUclipsr to follow. Interesting concept, clear explanation, insightful enginering use. You brought the joy of discovery and application in this video!
Mecanum wheels absolutely have a huge cool factor. But you might also want to consider omniwheels, which are similar in concept, or wheel mountings that are 360 degrees rotatable around the vertical axis.
*BRAVO!* so that's what 'they're' called. *Thanks!* hadn't known of name, nor specifics. Very Cool
Just a quick look through sites tells me that Mecanum wheels are a simple-ish re-fit with high load capacities.
Omni-wheels offer better possible precision and control, but seem to require active control and feedback. I also only see small platforms
@@kareno8634 wheel mountings that can rotate through 360 degrees are known as swerve drive, they’ve become fairly standard in a high school robotics competition called “FIRST robotics”. NASA mentors for one of the many robotics teams that they sponsor who work out of Johnson Space Centre near Houston have built a car with this technology, about 10 years ago. Do a RUclips search for “NASA swerve drive”. I do believe you’ll be seeing more and more of this technology in newer electric vehicles.
Jeremy ,you are awesome. Keep doing what you are doing. I hope many people join in.
Hello, I first saw this wheel drive in a monthly publication "Popular Mechanics" from 1967, in France, and I remember that its inventor was a citizen of Hungary. The explanation was very clear, with an air compressor and a distributor that made the wheels turn in one direction or the other, according to a number of revolutions per wheel, which means that the vehicle equipped with these wheels did not need a gearbox, nor a differential(s). Therefore, it is far from being a recent invention, and I think that it has since fallen into the public domain.
Hello again, on reflection, I thought I still had the newspaper "Mécanique populaire" which contains this article, and I found it. It is the September 1965 issue, in French version, and appears on pages 70 and 71, under the title "Cest la roue qui marche!". The inventor is Julius MACKERLE, and the entire kinematic chain contains, in addition to the chassis, four walking wheels, an air compressor and a motor to operate the compressor. I tried to find the corresponding issue in the U.S. version, without success so far.
During Highschool I was a part of a robotics competition program called FIRST Tech Challenge. Mecanum wheels have been the go to drive train for robots for several years now, they have some limitations but they are incredibly versatile. This was an amazing explanation, although Ive been using them for years I never understand quite as well as this.
Actually the vast majority of FIRST robotics teams now use swerve drive rather than meccanum, which was popular for mobility but were also avoided by many teams due to their inability to prevent being pushed by defensive robots. FRC mentor since 2017 😉
Jeremy, another great video! You’re love of building something purposeful and unique is nearly unmatched on RUclips. Yes, the engineering aspects are phenomenal but just the drive and excitement you bring to the workbench is incredible. Thank you for QUALITY viewing pleasure.
There’s one lady here! I love your content. You make these topics approachable and show so much passion and enthusiasm! Love it! An I wondered how these wheels worked….
Make that 2! Very informative video. Thank you!
@@fixitqueen I knew Jeremy was under-estimating... glad to hear I'm right. :)
And that's even without getting into the theydies and gentlethems also out here!
Aaand 3! This channel is a new find, what an engaging and charming presenter, with obvious deep skills in explanation and application. The love and satisfaction of human ingenuity knows no gender!
@@janinetrueAt least, like, four of us here!
@@Just_Sara- Count me in, too. 😄
This is my first time running across this channel but this dude prob has the most pleasant demeanor I've ever seen.
I used to drive a forklift about 30 years ago and long story short- this video is awesome and I love this channel
Seeing your self-built robot makes me realize that Tony Stark probably made his own from Ironman 1!!! I guess geniuses just need the assistant and decide to make it themselves can no one else knows what they need!! Incredible work and information you are a delight to watch! Subbed.
As someone who was in FIRST robotics I always thought these were so cool, we mainly used them in material centering applications not locomotion. What FIRST used for locomotion was what we called "swerve drive", I think that could be a really cool video going into the deep dive of "swerve drive" in real world applications. I also think you would maybe find it as a fun drive train for your bot because it has both precision and maneuverability.
Too bad that have god awful traction. I remember watching 1640 just smash their way through anything that used mechanum in 2014 and 2013
Current mentor of a very successful FRC team… swerve drives are now the most common and popular drivetrain type in FRC, basically since Covid. Even 254 switched over to swerve from West Coast drive. But you’re 100% correct, we used meccanum for centering the cargo in 2019, as well as the big tennis balls in 2022.
Do a search on RUclips, one or more of the mentors of 118 / Robonauts built a swerve drive car about 9 years ago. Search NASA swerve drive car.
Jeremy, this was a great video! Lucid, well-measured - love your enthusiasm and ability to clearly and simply explain stuff that I know very little about. Your explanation of force as vectors brought back memories of physics classes 40 and 50 years back.
Thanks and keep up the good work. I'll be looking for more of your videos.
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I've seen these wheels on forklifts before, thanks for explaining the science, I finally understand!
a teacher teaches best, what he loves himself.
you love engineering and you succesfully inspire others, for example me.
very good video!
Great start, it's the right direction, and you can also connect a whole range of end effectors to a robot as well.
>the right direction
Is that a mecanum joke? ;-)
Is that a Baltimore accent? “Tew” for “to”
@@TheChupacabraWait for him to say “Old Bay”.
Jeremy Fielding - you have the perfect balance of intellectual curiosity and passion/enthusiasm for teaching! You are a gem!!
I was compering a steampunk event a few weeks ago. One event is teapot racing around an assault course. Most of the racing teapots are radio control cars with a teapot body. One guy showed up with a chasis with Mecanum wheels. Manoeuvrability is key with the event, and tank tread teapots tend to win. We were expecting great things, but the floor of the assault course was a 200 year old factory floor with dents, divots and dings. The moment one of the wheels didn't have solid ground under it then the teapot went flying. So yes, dman cool, awesome in a control environment, but not much good off road or in any out door situation
I would imagine it would made even worse if there was a sloped floor. Compounding issues with rough terrain.
They should’ve used swerve 😎
He says that
I found that interesting because I bought 2 remote controlled cars for my son that use these type of wheels and I find it fascinating to watch him play with the cars. Oh, and they're designed to work even if the cars flip over! We drive them down our stairs and it doesn't matter if they flip over because the vehicles still roll as the wheels are taller than the car bodies. Hope that made sense.
Thanks! "So satisfying to watch..." is very apt.
The one lady! Just found you today. Thank you. It is genius. Count me in on the robot. My view is make the robot as low as possible, with the bells and whistles that you desire. We will love it because YOU love the project. Much respect!
I'll tell you, that line about seeing that kind of wheel in person and immediately thinking of MJ performing? Same, the exact same thought came to me the first time I saw one in operation in a warehouse. That was a forklift, too.
As soon as vid started, I thought of MJ. Came down to comment. ✌🏼🤣👍🏼
Mr. Fielding, this is my first time running across you on RUclips, but I will definitely look for your videos in the future. I love your voice and your presentation and your enthusiasm. It's exceptional that you don't go through a long video talking only about the pros, but integrating discussion of drawbacks and tradeoffs throughout. It's actually easier for a non-engineer to appreciate the Macanum Wheel because you address all this in an integrated way.
Fantastic engineering video. Only one opposable thumb up so that it doesn't cancel out the opposite thumb.
And, yes, I'm a lady.
See you again soon.
The passion and love with which he talks about mechanical design is so awesome. Congrats from Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Jeremy, you are the best. Your teaching skills and down to earth approach to engineering is awesome. Keep up the good work. 😉
12:44 yes, there is at least one of us.
Thank you for speaking up! I am so glad you are here LOL :) Truly awesome.
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@@Jeremy_Fielding More than one, and the Dalek desk project was awesome. 💯
Love your channel. having spent 20 years as an engineering tech and another 15 years as a PCB designer I never get tired of the "cool stuff"
I love that you tackled this a topic for the young makers and roboticists out there. These are such a cool and mind bending piece of technology, that act as a great intro too physics imo.
Yeah! I also watched other video about motobike video with this wheel, and it's amazingly worked too like this forklift (0:10) does
I would exploit the Mecanum Wheel maneuverability platform by adding a paint pen to the robot so that it can be used to write on the ground in two modes. One mode would print text, the other mode would print a simple vectored image. An optical mouse may need to be added for position feedback.
The more expensive version would have ground effects fans so it can print on a wall.
Both versions are controlled by a ESP32 phone link with onboard picture capabilities.
A Sparkfun OTOS would work much better than ann optical mouse, as a mouse doesn't give rotation data, which you need to keep track of position.
@@BrainStormzFTC Wow! this is a real game changer. I had no idea this existed.
I just realized this is the same guy I was watching salvage washing machine and vacuum motors years ago. Sure has come a long way from his start. Earned another subscriber.
Your enthusiasm is contagious and the way you explain principles makes things so much easier to understand. Thanks for making your videos. Well done!
Just found your channel and thoroughly enjoyed! You dont talk things to death without showing things. You just dig right into it. Wonderful balance.
You are incredible! Miss your videos!
Jeremy Fielding is clearly really smart, and it is obvious he would make a great teacher. His enthusiasm is contagious. However, I also image that he is the kind of engineer every company wants on their staff as well. Our education system needs to be producing as many guys like Jeremy Fielding as possible. What a challenge.
I appreciate your down to earth approach to engineering. Keep up the great work!
My wife is a high school EC teacher in a low income school. (teaching those who need a bit of help) She LOVES showing these types of vids to her students!!! I look for interesting videos that will (hopefully) inspire youngsters and this will DEFINITELY be sent to her ;-) Smarter Every Day is one of her favorites, and I think you'll fit right in as well :-) Well done sir!!!
This is the best video I've seen explaining this. Thank you!
That just broke my brain. 😂 I always thought the sideways motion required the rollers to be _motor driven_ for sideways movement. This is _sooooo_ cool! Engineering FTW! 👍
So, I was building a Mecanum wheel robot about 4 months ago using an Arduino Mega and L293D motor drivers. I used Johnson high-torque motors because, due to the high friction, I could not make turns with low-torque motors. I controlled the robot with a joystick and HC05 Bluetooth module. It took less time to build the robot than understanding how these wheels work. I wish this video had been available back then; it could have saved me so much time. Anyway, thanks for sharing this amazingly helpful video. Placing the camera under the glass to showcase the bottom view was the best idea, making it much easier to understand. Otherwise, it would have been too complicated for many. I’d love to watch more videos about Mecanum wheels.
I never get notifications when you upload.. so glad I randomly rediscovered this channel (that I've been subbed to for years).
You are a very smart and charming young man. It is a pleasure to listen to you, you keep my attention with your high energy delivery, and love of the technology. I look forward to watching more of your videos in the future. FYI I was an Electronics Engineer for over 35 years, I also love technology, and appreciate seeing a young man as yourself take a high interest in engineering.
Good content. I've wondered about these wheels. I had assumed the separate rollers were also powered but I see now how they work. Something I've always been fascinated by: Tire Contact Patch. It's very small but the physics going on there is impressive. Itty bitty patches where the rubber sticks (hopefully) to the road and keeps the vehicle between the ditches. No doubt the contact patches on the mecanum wheel are crazy.
I would imagine there would be extra wear on the wheel and roller bearings?
Tire engineering is NUTS.
The bidirectional curved shape of the rollers, like an American football or very wide rollerblade wheel, has a very limited contact surface, which helps with wear. Most wear on wheel is grinding of the outside edges during turns. Generally using these only on smooth and/or painted concrete also helps with that.
I've watched your progression from the beginning and just how far you've come.
Excellent!
9:45 when the mecanum wheels fall off the robot 😂
I just stumbled upon this and I'm so glad I did. Not only is this really cool, but you explain it in a way that makes it very simple to understand! Thank you! Now I have to follow, obviously! ❤
I started building and flying drones when I saw a video that said you can build this drone for $99. 😮
Stumbled across this channel for the first time. This guy's voice and tone is so warm and his enthusiasm is so infectious that he can make anything sound interesting.
This was wheelie a great video! I wheelie enjoyed it! 😁
Dear Jeremy, I love your enthusiasm, articulateness, and joy! 💖
Great video but it looks like you've been caught by crappy stock forklift footage @6:16 You are not supposed to drive around with a load raised or in the process of being lowered or raised. Where possible, when you have a load that obscures your view, you are supposed to drive backwards to the destination for maximum visibility.
Perhaps this is a good thing? It made you point it out and now new operators know this is bad practice?? It happens :)
Who cares, that’s not what this video is about… are you also looking for building code violations and fire code violations in this video? 🙄
Your channel is one of my favorites on RUclips. Keep going Jeremy!
Why isn't every highschool physics teacher subscribed to you? And most of the freshmen college professors?
Cause they aren't paid, too.
@@sparksmcgee6641according to the Internet and OECD the US is the second country in spending per pupil in the world. I would say they are clearly paid but it is mostly en economics problem (incentives) and not money…
Because he probably has no degrees - self learned people are interesting but ha e no credibility
@@sparksmcgee6641 last time I checked the US was number 2 in the world in spending per capita for education. It's not a money problem but an incentives problem...
@Snowsea-gs4wu I know. The question was, why are all high school teachers not subscribed to this channel. I pointed out that they aren't because no ones paying them to subscribe.
You have a lovely gentle, warm, steady enthiusiasm which really makes watching and learning simple to take in.
Engineers...see, we are cool. Like MJ cool.
LL Cool J cool
I'm a territory manager for a major excavating equipment sales company in the Midwest, thus the name Iron Man. I can imagine this wheel utilized on machines such as backhoes or rubber tired skid steers or rough terrain forklifts, where maneuverability would be far more important than speed. Fascinating device.
I very much enjoy your videos and the EASY approach that you take to presenting complex technology. Thanks
I just love his videos and projects. He is just great, not only in his technical ability, but the enthusiasm of his explanations.
This dude is a complete beast of knowledge, wow. I always watch Battle Bots, and I'd love to see what Jeremy would come up with. Kudos Buddy, you're way ahead of your time. 😎
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.
I can't wait to see you get to 1M subscribers!!! You are so deserving of a wider audience and the type of creator we need more of these days!
Love his enthusiasm, pure contagious energy
I love your enthusiasm! I also like that you're very careful to explain the limitations. lol I took 1 look and said, 'They'll need a perfect surface!' Good video!
Wow, I love your channel. I remember seeing your channel years ago when you first started and thinking this is what I would like to do full time. 😅 you’re an inspiration.
Thank you, this was fascinating.
Competent people doing competent things are the best videos on youtube.
I saw this some years ago and fell in love too. Seen it in toy cars for kids and even modeled one in SolidWorks and attached to a model CyberTruck. It looks beautiful and robust as well
You're top notch, Jeremy. And so are your video productions. Greets from Namibia.
your channel appeared in my feed, not sure how / why, but I am sure glad it did because your videos are fascinating. thank you for all the work and then sharing.
Thank you for this video. I always wondered how they did that with those wheels.
5:20 that’s the spirit of invention and creativity. I love it.
So I just learned about this channel and love what I see. I think my teen son, that is interested in engineering stuff, would love this information.
I'm new to your channel and the engineering breakdowns for non-engineers is amazing. Thank you
I am glad to see you going back to your roots. I loved your early videos about how motors work and all the basic shop tools you made. They really inspired me. Your robot arm and CNC plasma cutter were cool as well, but they were well beyond what I could hope to do. I realize that your more advanced projects have an audience too. I just wanted to say thank you in advance for making a simple version of the robot for people like me.
I love your style and demeanor. Time to catch up on videos of yours that I have missed!
This is so cool. For some reason the section about its limitations and strengths made me think about why it makes sense that R2D2 would be built differently to C3PO based on their functions.
Very cool.
The presenter is brilliant! Thank you for the demo.!
I am so glad I happened upon your video. Consider me subscribed. I'm a 74 retired firefighter and completely willing to learn something new.
This video was a joy to watch, especially with your enthusiasm level off the charts :)
And I will look at some more videos here!
That was wonderful and exciting to see such a wheel. And your enthusiasm is contagious.
I don’t know why this video came up on my screen but it was fun to watch! You’ve got a new subscriber. 😊
All right gentlemen.....and lady.....O, there's one of us all right, and no doubt more than one! Nice video, thanks!
I'm not normally a jealous person, but that garage is top notch!
I'm a bit jealous of that. LOL
My lab is tiny compared to that garage. We do have a large, double garage, but that's for the car and motorcycle. LOL
Impossible to turn it into something as fabulous as Jeremy's Garage/Lab.
And don't get me started on Jarvis! A robot arm... an actual robot arm... in a garage/lab.... YUP! Jealous there. LOL
Great Explanation. Thanks for making this simple for us dummies.😆