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A hemispherical omnidirectional gimbaled wheel (HOG wheel) is a drive system utilizing a hemisphere spinning continuously on its axis. When the hemisphere is horizontal, it is like a spinning top, and applies negligible torque to its contact point on the ground. When tipped on edge, however, it pulls like a traditional circular wheel.
A Mecanum wheel is an omnidirectional wheel design for a land-based vehicle to move in any direction. It is sometimes called the Swedish wheel or Ilon wheel after its inventor, Bengt Erland Ilon (1923–2008), [ 1 ] who conceived of the concept while working as an engineer with the Swedish company Mecanum AB, and patented it in the United ...
Omni wheels or poly wheels, similar to Mecanum wheels, are wheels with small discs (called rollers) around the circumference which are perpendicular to the turning direction. The effect is that the wheel can be driven with full force, but will also slide laterally with great ease. These wheels are often employed in holonomic drive systems.
He is also at the forefront of Liddiard Wheels, an omnidirectional wheel. [1] He invented an omni-directional tyre , which can move a vehicle sideways. [ 2 ] [ unreliable source?
Omnidirectional treadmill, a treadmill that allows a person to walk in any direction without moving Omnidirectional microphone , a microphone that can hear from all directions Mecanum wheel , a specially designed wheel that allows movement in any direction, such as that used by many robots in the RoboCup Small Size League
A grinding dresser or wheel dresser is a tool to dress (slightly trim) the surface of a grinding wheel.Grinding dressers are used to return a wheel to its original round shape (to true it up), to expose fresh grains for renewed cutting action (including cleaning away clogged areas), or to make a different profile (cross-sectional shape) on the wheel's edge.
A cylindrical grinder has a grinding (abrasive) wheel, two centers that hold the workpiece, and a chuck, grinding dog, or other mechanism to drive the work. Most cylindrical grinding machines include a swivel to allow the forming of tapered pieces. The wheel and workpiece move parallel to one another in both the radial and longitudinal directions.
Hog oiler patent image U.S. patent 1,241,023. A hog oiler was a mechanical device employed on farms to be used by hogs to provide relief from insects and offer skin protection. It consisted of a reservoir to hold oil, and a means to distribute the oil onto the hog, often via grooved wheels or cylinders.