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Liddiard wheels are a bit of an iteration on this concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas_y1cUndI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas_y1cUndI
by anonu 9y ago
Liddiard wheels are a bit of an iteration on this concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas_y1cUndI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas_y1cUndI
- masklinn 9y agoThey seem much closer to omniwheels, and largely inferior for the mecanum's actual purpose: if you check out youtube videos, mecanum-equipped heavy lifters (e.g. KUKAs on the A380's assembly line) are way more reactive, fast and flexible despite being humongous.
- tcfunk 9y agoIs it just me, or do the physics of the tire not make sense here? I'm clearly missing something, given that they have a working demo. But it seems to me that the surface area of the tire is getting stretched and squashed as it spins horizontally.
- Hupriene 9y agoYep you are correct. It seems like the tires would have to consist entirely of a fairly elastic material, preventing the use of banded or radial designs.