Subject:
|
Re: My First Stacking Attempt
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
|
Date:
|
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 05:08:07 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1356 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Stehlik writes:
> I just had some more thoughts on your mechanism... Using curved guides up front
> should elimenate most of your block alignment problems. Use a couple of those
> big sloped znap pieces like Chris did. This way, you would only have to drive
That was the plan, but it's a little more insidious than that. :( It's not
just the floor plane, it's the alignment in the other plane-ie, it's if a
block hops into the wheels (ie, being bumped by another block behind it, or
being bumped by an imperfection in the floor) at a weird angle in relation
to the floor.
However, the guides you suggest I think will help a lot.
> the grabber wheels when a block is on the way in. Then you could rig up a
> direction splitter and use one direction of the motor to drive the wheels, and
> the other direction to split open the mechanism. The flex axles should allow a
Actually, I was planning (but let me know if you think this is silly) to
leave them on all the time. Continously, driven off a secondary battery box.
> lot of flexibility (imagine that!) in the drive system. So putting all of this
> together shouldn't be too hard. As far as the split goes, you are on the right
> track with the slanted pieces. I did something similar on my robot. I can send
> you a quick Ldraw file if you like...
Could you? I now have a frame that splits nicely with a little bit of
elasticity, and is reasonably strong with hardpoints that could be connected
to a chassis. If you spread the sides, then let go, the frame returns back
to normal due to a rubber band.
I'm going to try and power said plunger/slants with a wormdriven linear
translation (ie, Leo Dorst mechanism) and a micromotor...and I have an idea
(I'm thinking of using those three by three flat "wings") as how to build
it, but I'd like to see what you'd recommend.
thanks!
Calum
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: My First Stacking Attempt
|
| (...) Ummm.... I probably wouldn't do it, but I haven't seen how well the spinning tires work. I am also partial to minimizing motors. But your plan is a lot simpler. (...) Sounds like you are well on the way! I will either bring a demo model of my (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: My First Stacking Attempt
|
| I just had some more thoughts on your mechanism... Using curved guides up front should elimenate most of your block alignment problems. Use a couple of those big sloped znap pieces like Chris did. This way, you would only have to drive the grabber (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
|
13 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
