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Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
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Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:41:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/past_contests/2001_tiltilator/table_design/dynamic-table-2_pic1_with_labels.jpg
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> This seems kinda... odd. The instant it starts to move in one direction,
> it's going to "snap" over and that's the end....?
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> Iain
Yeah, the center of gravity of the whole assembly is ABOVE the beam, so the
whole thing is by definition unstable. Weird. I didn't quite get it either.
Are we missing something?
My thinking is (and I built a quick model from LEGO) that we would use the same
concept, but upside-down. SO the CG would be below the beam, making it STABLE
and tilt less as the 'bots moved outwards.
Looking at their nice aluminum square extrusion beam, I was thinking about your
suggestion for the beam Iain.... if you come down to the next dinner, how about
bringing a short sample for show-n-tell? More uniform, smoother, and stiffer
than a 2x4, no? And metric too :)
John
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