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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
In cases where the robot is stationary but turning, the minimum would be the turning radius but I think it still would be affected by the trailer hitting the back of the robot.
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I loved Al's last comment so much that I think it should be spotlighted. We have these conversations all the time: "Here's the incredibly complex calculation of how the system would work based on physics and mathematics, but the noise level is so high (or the real world will intrude in imperfect ways, like a trailer hitting a robot) that we are going to take that 27.3991 mm calculation and just turn it into 'a big old hunk of 2-inch square tubing.'"
And this, my Padawan robot builders, is also engineering.
On the original question, doing the velocity, thrust, friction, and slip-angle math for describing turning radii at different speeds is well beyond the ability of my rusty math. Sorry.