Vehicles are expected to support people in the compact city or aging society. However, vehicles with conventional wheels can not move in certain directions, such as the lateral direction, which reduces usability, especially in the limited space. In order to solve this problem, an active omni wheel, that can actively move in an arbitrary direction, was developed, but many motors are required to drive the wheel. In this research, we propose a mobile mechanism which can move in both longitudinal and lateral directions by using the active omni wheel. The proposed mechanism realizes multidirectional movement with only one motor by switching the transmission paths.
