Eisaku SATO
Independently rotating wheels are positively being adopted in recent years. The merits of independently rotating wheels are that they can produce a space by removing axles and the running stability is high. This report shows dynamic characteristics of independently rotating wheels and describes a design concept of wheel profile for independently rotating wheels. This paper also shows the running test results of independently rotating wheel and conic wheel tread profiles.
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