[ODE] omnidirectional drive (wheels)

[Martin C. Martin]

One idea: do it with friction, set the two friction directions along and
against the rollers, set it to zero in one direction and realistic (or
just infinite) in the other.

You'll have trouble simulating it on carpet though.

- Martin

Bjoern Mahn wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> does anybody have experiences in modelling wheels of omnidirectional
> robot-drives? (I mean these "normal" wheels with orthogonal smaller passive
> wheels on it).
> 
> If not, what do you think about this idea to use an normal sphere with
> setting forces manually for the actuation.
> 
> I want do model an omnidrive-robot in ODE with these kind of wheels...
> 
> Thank you for your help!
> 
> --
> Björn Mahn
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