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Re: proud of myself (+ some questions)
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build
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Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:11:27 GMT
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In article <slrn7u3dvh.ai.mattdm@jadzia.bu.edu>, mattdm@mattdm.org wrote:
> Wow, I can sure tell that there's only one motor. While it works great on
> wood floors, it barely moves on carpet. Is there a good way to add a second
> motor? I hesitate to just link them to gears in serial -- it seems like
> there must be a better way. What is it? :)
A differential can be used to add two motors together. One motor on each
axle, then let the "shell" of the differential power the drivetrain (which
of course has its own differential).
> Ideally, it'd be cool to have the two motors at different gears, and
> auto-switch between the two as needed. The software part of this is easy --
> any suggestions for the physical part?
If you're adding them together with a differential, then there's really no
reason why they couln't be geared differently. You'd then be able to run
one, the other, or both!
Dave
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reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com
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