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Originally Posted by asid61
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Originally Posted by Mike Marandola
How did you come to the conclusion that you can't be moved when the wheels are in an X?
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In order to move the robot, the pushing robot would be acting against the traction wheels. Any direction that they are pushing from they would need to scrub the tires.
You could turn the wheels 90* from their push too. |
Assuming your contact patch is square an X with 45° wheels is the most effective (I know that a 1" wide, 4" dia wheel with Blue Nitrile is approximately square) because you are applying force along the longest line you can draw in that shape. If you measure your contact patch and find it is a rectangle you can calculate the most effective angle to put your wheels at when you make this maneuver. (Not sure how much difference that would make tho...)