← Back to context Comment by barbazoo 5 years ago This video shows the thrust and motion vectors: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HyJHX6MZOWg 2 comments barbazoo Reply nja 5 years ago Fascinating, seems kind of like a water-bound analogue to the omni-directional wheels used on forklifts and such ( e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBXuZv38l8 ) fastball 5 years ago This was definitely required to help me figure out what the heck is going on. Basically it's a water wheel on its side, where the angle of attack for your paddles varies, which allows you to direct thrust in a particular direction.
nja 5 years ago Fascinating, seems kind of like a water-bound analogue to the omni-directional wheels used on forklifts and such ( e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBXuZv38l8 )
fastball 5 years ago This was definitely required to help me figure out what the heck is going on. Basically it's a water wheel on its side, where the angle of attack for your paddles varies, which allows you to direct thrust in a particular direction.
Fascinating, seems kind of like a water-bound analogue to the omni-directional wheels used on forklifts and such ( e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBXuZv38l8 )
This was definitely required to help me figure out what the heck is going on. Basically it's a water wheel on its side, where the angle of attack for your paddles varies, which allows you to direct thrust in a particular direction.