Omni Wheels“All four of them
seemed to be made the same, as though there were a wheel within a
wheel. When they moved, they went in any one of their four directions without
veering as they moved”
Ezekiel 9:10-11
Omni Wheel 16 x 11”
Omni Wheel 16 x 11” Soft 2” diameter, Self-lube bearing, 7/8 tread,wt cap 75#,1/4 axel, 63/64 hub,.1# wt,$1.66 per wheel
Omni Wheel Solid 16 x 12” 2” diameter, plain bearing, 13/16 tread,wt cap 90#,1/4 axel,1 5/16 hub, $1.13 per wheel
Omni-Wheel 16 Fillet 3” Hub(Weitht: 1.25*2 + 1.6 + .3*2=4.8#)
Omni-Wheel 16 Fillet 2” Hub(Weitht: 1.25*2 + 1.6 + .126*2=4.35#)
Omni-Wheel 16 Fillet Holey 2” Hub(Weight: .9*2 + 1.6 + .126*2=3.65#)
Omni-Wheel 16 Fillet Holey 2” Hub(Weight: .85*2 + 1.6 + .126*2=3.55#)
Omni-Wheel 16 Fillet Spokes 2” Hub(Weight: .821*2 + 1.6 + .126*2=3.5#)
Omni Wheel 8 x 7.25” Pairs
Omni-Wheel 8 Fillet Holes 2” Hubs(Weight: 4*.288 +1.6 + 2*.122=3#)
Omni-Wheel 8 Fillet 3” Hubs(Weight: 4*.338 +1.6 + 2*.317=3.6#)
Omni-Wheel 8 Fillet 2” Hubs(Weight: 4*.338 +1.6 + 2*.122=3.2#)
Omni-Wheel 8 Fillet 2” Hubs(Weight: 4*.338 +1.6 + 2*.122=3.2#)
Wide Omni-Pairs: 8”
Wide Pairs: 6”
Roller Blade Spirals
Roller Blade Cross Pair
Omni-Shell
Telescoping Booms:
• Ladders or tubes with nylon bearings• Roped or cables • Two, three, and four stages• Ropes in parallel or series• Pneumatics (cascading 2’ pistons)
• Threaded rod.
Telescoping Booms
Miscellaneous
• Bearings
• Stops
• Needs to move both up and down
• How do we measure position?