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Originally Posted by Ether
I've never built, driven, or even seen a drive like this in action, so take the following speculations with a grain of salt.
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Neither have I built or tested this drive system but I am not as down on it as Ether. The first proposed config is flawed but the second one potentially could work, depending on your goals.
The biggest issue I see is that traction is a precious commodity and half of your weight (proportional to traction) is on "undriven" (in the direction you wish to travel) wheels. That said, the same is true of many of the 6 and 8 wheel H-drive configurations I have seen proposed this year. My crude analysis is that it will perform worse than holonomic (mecanum or killough), much worse than 8 motor swerve and comparable to H-drive.
BTW: If you plan on carrying totes "inside" your wheel base, the 90deg wheel may limit your throat size and be a show stopper.