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Unread 07-11-2008, 02:16
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Re: pic: 6 wheel omni drive

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Originally Posted by s_forbes View Post
Does this design eliminate the ability to strafe? In order for mecanum drivetrains to go sideways, both wheels on each side need to rotate in opposite directions of each other... but it looks like the chain running along the side prevents the wheels from doing this.
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Originally Posted by joeweber
We built a ball diferential into the sprockets of the omni wheels. Moving forward all six drive. Moving sideways only the mecanum wheels drive.
The answer to your question was posted with the picture.
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