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Re: Limited slip differential
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 4 Sep 2000 11:08:00 GMT
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Simon Bogaert wrote:
> If you stick an axle through the
> piece, you can connect a gear to the axle, and if you gear your motor down
> enough and use a clutch gear, you should be able to let the RCX control the
> differential lock. So if you leave the RCX and the motor out, the entire
> differential lock is mechanical.
How about this for a thought - I remember reading somewhere about using the
differential to keep a tracked vehicle on a straight path using one rotation
sensor:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2000/05/22/LegoMindstorms.html
By using another differential in this capacity, it should be possible to detect
"wheelspin" type situations such as the one you described when mounting an
object at an angle and one wheel rises off the ground. Upon detecting this
situation, you automatically engaged the diff lock. When to disengage the diff
lock would be another matter entirely - perhaps a timeout would be appropriate?
Jennifer Clark
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