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Originally Posted by nathannfm
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...)
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It would increase contact area, but I want to be able to lock the wheels without having to spend power on the motors. I guess putting them in brake mode would do the trick.