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Re: Laser Leveled tramways... well, not really
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Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:23:38 GMT
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote:
> OK, here's another idea (as the GBC invades yet again). How about
> putting the
> SMART crate-carrying gantry crane "on the ropes"? I originally got the
> idea from
> building a very simple cablecar (that only needs one motor and one light
> sensor... and a stiff cable, which ends up being the biggest problem).
> Adding a
> claw that can snag a crate and lift it it the next step. It could grab
> crates
> from a special train, transport them somewhere else over the layout, place
> them
> down again, etc.
> I've got a GBC module right now that's a forklift - it will manipulate
> the
> standard SMART crate, but can pickup or place them at any level, so I can
> use it
> to load flatbed trucks or traincars (currently, it just picks up full
> crates,
> pushes/slide empty crates into position, and dumps crates using a rotating
> cradle - not as slick as the Gus version I fear, but I'm rather happy with
> it.
> The only downside is it has trouble with the 1 bps standard over anything
> over a
> short distance).
I am so lost. The rtlToronto layout has crates moving around little LEGO
models of smarts?!!? When did this come about??
Iain
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