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This paper introduces an omni-directional mobile robot for educational purposes. The robot has full omni-directional motion capabilities, thanks to its special Mecanum wheels. The paper provides some information about conventional and special wheels designs, mechanical design aspects of the Mecanum wheel and also electronics and control strategies: remote control, line follow, autonomous strategy.
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Doroftei, I., Grosu, V., Spinu, V. (2008). Design and Control of an Omni-directional Mobile Robot. In: Sobh, T., Elleithy, K., Mahmood, A., Karim, M.A. (eds) Novel Algorithms and Techniques In Telecommunications, Automation and Industrial Electronics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8737-0_19
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