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Re: vision command idea...
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:59:20 GMT
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Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> writes:
> Throughout the years I have made several drive/steer axle
> mechanisms with varying degrees of success, the most recent of
> which incorporated independent suspension and *nearly* actually
> worked. One of these days I'll do something proper with this and
> document it... the only trouble is the strain exploring such
> mechanisms puts on your sanity.
Heh!
I've come to the conclusion that while it is interesting to tinker
with suspensions, it is better to use the space in the models for
other things. After all, the suspension one can make in a LEGO model
is nowhere near realistic in it's operation/handeling, nor in
size/footprint. You'll usually end up using a lot of the space in the
chassis for the suspension elements. And if you go for a soft
suspension, the model will sag when put on a surface. If you go for a
hard one, it will need to be pushed downward to operate. Now, I don't
drive cars a lot, but I figure both are pretty unrealistic.
I still seem to think about LEGO suspensions a lot, though, and I
still have a couple of unfinished projects. There must be something
magical about it...
Fredrik
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| (...) Yes, I agree here. I suspect much of it has to do with the weight and balance of a Technic model, which is going to be vastly different, even in scale terms, from a real vehicle. Saying that, the suspension on the 8448 seems pretty realistic, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) It does, however, get more complicated that than - see a recent thread on lugnet.technic discussing this: (URL) would have flagged it up to you before, but the thread did not deal with the issue of powering the axles, only steering. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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