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Re: Site Update (mecha!)
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Fri, 29 Dec 2000 15:48:09 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> Thanks Kyle! Actually the mecha is quite stable on most, non-slick surfaces
> such as carpet, paper, and etc. However it does begin to slip and fall on very
> slick surfaces, such as a kitchen table.
> > > http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/MAP05.htm
Very nice, as always! I'm not very mecha-savvy, but I'm intrigued by the
leg/foot design of this mecha in particular; how well would those small feet
do at full-scale on real terrain? For the probable weight of such a vehicle
they seem likely to pierce the ground--is this a factor to consider in
design? I don't want to sound like a wet blanket (since the design is
really cool!), but the dangers of troublesome footing intrigue me...
Dave!
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| Thanks Dave! Yes the feet are meant to pierce the ground, this way the mecha is more stable when firing shells from the rail gun. Right now, when I place the mecha on a carpet it sinks in only 1 cm, but off course carpet and real-world terrain are (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Site Update (mecha!)
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| Thanks Kyle! Actually the mecha is quite stable on most, non-slick surfaces such as carpet, paper, and etc. However it does begin to slip and fall on very slick surfaces, such as a kitchen table. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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