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Re: And you thought you had cool omni-wheels
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Originally Posted by greencactus3
...theoretically if there were two robots. exactly the same in every aspect except robot A had "normal" omnis at a 45 degree angle at each corner, and B had these "new?" omnis, and both omnis had the same diameter, and same friction with ground, robots A and B will accelerate exactly the same, push exactly the same, and handle exactly the same...
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not quite...
when they are going "forward" the rollers on the wheels don't roll, and the mechanum/ilon wheels act as a normal wheel would. this allows it to put 100% of its power forward, where a "traditional" holonomic platform (with four wheels) would only be able to put out approx. 71% of its full motor power.
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