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Re: pic: FRC488's Octocanum Ver 2.0

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post

The point midway between the translation follower wheels was said to be the center of rotation of the vehicle. To the extent that is true*, you could extract vehicle rotation while translating.


*The center of rotation likely shifts around especially if weight distribution changes as manipulators move.

Wouldn't that only be true while not translating? Translating would shift the center of rotation, would it not?
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