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Re: Limited slip differential
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:42:50 GMT
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Simon Bogaert wrote:
> As I was tinkering with some of the new-style differentials, I discovered
> that the claw-clutches (used to couple a free-turning 16 teeth gear to an
> axle in the 8880 Supercar and in the Space Shuttle) can be used to let both
> output axles of the differential turn at the same speed. Now you could say
> that it would be much easier to use a stiff axle, but with this setup I can
> toggle it on and off, thus creating a 100% Lego, compact, effective, limited
> slip differential.
This is an excellent observation Simon, I had noticed that the bits on the the
small gear on the differential were similar to that on the 16 tooth idler
gears, but had never actually put 2 and 2 together and come up with the idea of
using the claw clutch with it! I can think of a lot of applications for your
idea here - getting the pneumatic elements to move the claw clutch, thereby
creating an air activated diff lock could be one...
Not that I want to be pedantic, but I think what you have proposed actually
makes a differential lock as opposed to a limited slip differential, as the
latter actually allows some difference between the speeds of the two output
axles, whereas putting the claw clutch into the diff will totally lock them
together. There is an excellent implementation of a limited slip differential
at:
http://home.sol.no/~selode/lego/limited.html
Thanks for the tip,
Jennifer Clark
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| ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> <snip> (...) before. Thanks for pointing it out, Jennifer. My only wish is that he had some closer shots of his pneumatic hand and some of his other models. Oh well. (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Limited slip differential
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| (...) Thank's! > I can think of a lot of applications for your (...) thereby (...) Applications are endless - in another e-mail to the mailing list I explained some. Do mention the differential used in the adder/subtractor and as an output selector (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Limited slip differential
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| I've been trying to look for a compact limited slip differential design, and the most compact design I could come up with is one in which a small pulley piece is put inside of the differential. To do this, first put together the differential with (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Limited slip differential
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| Hello all! As I was tinkering with some of the new-style differentials, I discovered that the claw-clutches (used to couple a free-turning 16 teeth gear to an axle in the 8880 Supercar and in the Space Shuttle) can be used to let both output axles (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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