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Re: Killough platform with power functions
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:24:31 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Alexander Holroyd wrote:
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I hope to post instructions at some point.
At the risk of boring all but the most committed technic/math geeks, here is
a bit more explanation!
Enjoy!
Alexander
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I’m enjoying it- I’d enjoy instructions even more!
How are your controls working? You control each motor with one IR channel,
right? So you have to convert linear-to-holonomic in your head? In real time?
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| (...) No - the mechanism with the differentials does precisely this conversion for you! As you say, there is one IR channel for each motor. I am controlling it using this: (URL) The joystick on the left (inspired by this one (URL) from Mark Bellis) (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) Here are some building instructions (or at least an MLCad file). The PF parts are not shown, but it should be clear where they go: (URL) For anyone planning to build one, there is a warning: the way the wheels are put together may cause some (...) (16 years ago, 30-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Killough platform with power functions
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| Thank you very much for the nice comments! Here at last are some videos of the Killough platform in action (sorry for poor quality). The first three show various motions, starting with the three basic ones: backwards/forwards, sideways, and turning (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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