Quote:
Originally Posted by GeeTwo
This design is not going to strafe, no matter how you turn the wheels, barring some unusual anisotropic coefficients of friction.
Placed on an approximately square base, this design would be marginally better at turning and marginally worse at driving directly forward than using omnis in the rear and using tank drive (that is, linking the front and rear wheels on each side).
Without strafe capability, I don't see an advantage that justifies the two extra drive trains.
|
A tricycle layout might be interesting. you could drive the rear wheels and pivot on the front wheel. If you replaced the front wheel with a single swerve module, then you restore the holonomic drive capability. The fact that there are three points of contact eliminates the need for suspension in most cases.