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Re: joystick help
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Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:26:24 GMT
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vineethonkan wrote:
> People-
I guess that's us.
(although we're not sure about Jeff VW)
> My next question deals with the motor. Is it possible for one motor to operate
> 20 pneumatic pistons?
yes. is it practical.....? that's a whole different question
you might need to set up a reservoir of air. MANY, many, many, many, blue tanks to
hold air to power those TWENTY pistons; if you want to pistons to move "fast."
if you don't care how fast 20 pistons move, then 1 motor driving a compressor (or
two) will eventually expand or contract the piston.
> Most of these are extended pistons (pistons joined end to
> end).
that would be big.
without fully understanding WHY you need 20 end to end. I have to think that their
might be a better way to create that much linear motion.
> Chris, you seem to know a lot about the motor and the electronics, maybe
> you can help me out.
SEEM.
key word their is SEEM. Steve is way smarter than me. he did this:
http://perso.freelug.org/legway/LegWay.html
I'd bet he would be willing to play cranes with you.
I'm not a crane guy. sure they are kinda neat. but they are as interesting as Sumo,
or pillow fluffing.
Chris
King of Strongbadia.
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/test/foo/?n=47
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| People- This joystick controller idea is for a mammoth crane (Demag AC 500-1 SSL, for more info check out the Terex-Demag website, look under literature, and click on the Demag AC 500-1). The reason I require four motors is so that each of the four (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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