Truly omnidirectional omniwheels?

Alan Anderson · #1 05-04-2006, 23:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Freeman

...I think he means that they wouldn't move if the driveshaft isn't rotating.

That's true of any wheel, so I don't really think it's a valid concern about omniwheels in particular.

Exotria · #2 06-04-2006, 00:01

You can't have the full wheel rotation coupled with the roller rotation to move omnidirectionally if the full wheel can't roll. That's the point there.

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