Mecanum wheel-fitted robots or industrial machines can make a 180 degree turn without taking much space, whereas a normal forklift takes a lot of space and t...
It’s cool but I wonder if such a small point of contact traction would be an issue, and you can do the same force analysis in the vertical direction, so all the weight of the vehicle would be resting on a very small point of contact possibly leading to a failure of the roller axles on a forklift over time. Not sure how well it would work in heavy load applications
It’s cool but I wonder if such a small point of contact traction would be an issue, and you can do the same force analysis in the vertical direction, so all the weight of the vehicle would be resting on a very small point of contact possibly leading to a failure of the roller axles on a forklift over time. Not sure how well it would work in heavy load applications
Edit: forklift video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW3OBb_b89k