Omni Directional Vehicle

The ODV can perform a variety of jobs, including towing aircraft and plowing snow.

This allows the ODV to operate in confined spaces by eliminating the need to turn the vehicle in a large arc.

The ODV is a round vehicle with a rotary hitch mounted on its outer ring to allow the driver to quickly make adjustments or to switch between pushing or pulling.

The ODV began development in the late 1990s, and was slated to enter the commercial ground support equipment market in 2001, but the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks lowered demand for new ground support vehicles as airlines cut costs.

Hammonds Technical Services Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2006.