Moment of inertia and turning performance

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Ether

Segways turn without any* resistance.

A 6WD with omnis at all four corners is like a Segway with training wheels.

*well, for all practical purposes

Have you ever tried to turn an active Segway by manhandling it instead of using the steering control? It has plenty of resistance. Granted, it's mostly due to software controlling the wheels and not to strictly mechanical tendencies.

I think it would be better to say that a Segway has very little wheel scrub to worry about.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Have you ever tried to turn an active Segway by manhandling it instead of using the steering control? It has plenty of resistance. Granted, it's mostly due to software controlling the wheels and not to strictly mechanical tendencies.

I think it would be better to say that a Segway has very little wheel scrub to worry about.

Alan,
Even though the Segway is disabled there is something electrically that is working on the motors, akin to 'brake' mode. When you turn it off completely, it acts as you would expect.