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Re: "real" LEGO Hovercraft ? (with/without batteries/RCX "onboard")
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:02:09 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Marco Correia writes:
> Ok, there's the pseudo-flying bots :)) but, apart from some trials with
> blimps (helium balloons?) and pseudo-Helicopters and drawings for
> delta-wings solutions... is there a Hovercraft-type solution ?
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> Questions:
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> 1) Has anyone done / tried this ?
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uczxhpf/
This is a nice project, they built a human-powered hovercraft that was
just able to lift a person from the ground. I read a dutch article
on it, they also refer to a few books on hovercraft design.
> 3) Is there a LEGO-only way to generate enough air flow (pressure) ?
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> One solution to "trap" the air underneath the unit is to build a LEGO
> framework (as light as possible) and then use plastic film (that used to
> keep vegetables fresh etc) to create something like the bottom of an
> hovercraft.
The project above uses styrofoam to make the unit as light as possible.
Combining these lighter materials with lego might be a solution.
Mark-Jan
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| Ok, so we have the 4, 3 and 2 (LegWay :) wheel bots... and the 8, 6, 3, 2, 1(?) leg BOTs. ...but, what about a 0 (zero) Wheel / Leg Bot ? Ok, there's the pseudo-flying bots :)) but, apart from some trials with blimps (helium balloons?) and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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