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Re: Omniwheel question

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Originally Posted by gwross
I believe I have heard of such a thing. Don't remember where. I may have seen it online, or ChrisH may have mentioned it to me.

I will see if I can find it again. If I come up with anything, I'll get back to you.
Here's what I was remembering: Improved Mecanum Wheel Design for Omni-directional Robots. I believe the "brake" system described in this paper is quite similar to the method Alan mentioned.
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