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Wheels like this could literally turn the car 360 degrees in place...
by ralusek 5y ago
Wheels like this could literally turn the car 360 degrees in place...
- dathinab 5y agoYes but only if you stand on a point, not in moving traffic. E.g. if you are on a bike you can have a hyper small turning radius, but only if you mover very very slow (but not too slow ;) ). The problem is requiring such a radius would be a safety hazard, as people would all the time not get the turn due to driving to fast, even if they literally started driving a moment ago due to a red traffic light.
- dpark 5y agoRegular wheels can literally do that as well. Left wheels forward, right wheels reverse will spin a vehicle like a top. Spherical wheels can do it more efficiently because they can do it with less slippage. But regular wheels can absolutely do that maneuver. Even tracks can. Heavy equipment does this all the time.
- TaylorAlexander 5y agoIf you have four wheel steering and a large range of steering then even normal wheels can do it without slippage. See for example this Jeep prototype vehicle. https://youtu.be/PBHrtBomLJA https://youtu.be/PBHrtBomLJA
- dpark 5y agoTrue. If you can steer all wheels independently then you can achieve that with standard wheels. That seems a lot simpler than spherical wheels.