HELP; moving omni robot to move sideways

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HELP; moving omni robot to move sideways

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31-03-2016, 16:15

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Re: HELP; moving omni robot to move sideways

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Originally Posted by Parrot62

So there is no way to make it move sideways and it has to be a 45 degree orientation?

If you want to strafe (move sideways) the omni wheels should be mounted at 45 degrees, like this:

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What if I control the speed of each motor independently?

Nope.

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I was told omni are very similar to mecanum

They are similar . But they're not identical.

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