Thread: Non-FIRST name for Swerve Drive
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Re: Non-FIRST name for Swerve Drive
"Powered castor", "synchro drive", "omni-directional", and "holonomic" are the terms I see most often at academic conferences and in journals.

"synchro drive" usually refers to the all-pods-steered-together case, and "omni-directional" and "holonomic" are equally applicable to mecanum or omni-wheeled platforms.