2014 KOP Chassis OMNI wheel location

[marccenter]

Why are you considering this? Do you plan to go with a long 4wd or 6wd?

The BOOM Done robot featured mechanum or swerve type wheels to enhance maneuverability. The addition of OMNI wheels is a step in the direction of better maneuverability without the full complexity of mechanum drive.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by marccenter

The BOOM Done robot featured mechanum or swerve type wheels to enhance maneuverability. The addition of OMNI wheels is a step in the direction of better maneuverability without the full complexity of mechanum drive.

They were mecanum wheels.

[Cal578]

A 6WD with drop center is already very good at turning in place, and still has fair traction for going forward and resisting a sideways push.

If you want to put some omni wheels into a 6WD, I wouldn't recommend putting them in the center. That would reduce your traction in both directions, and wouldn't really help much with turning.

If you really want to maximize your ability to turn in place, and are willing to sacrifice some traction, you could put the omnis in the four corners. The tradeoff doesn't seem worthwhile to me, but then I don't know your robot strategy.