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Re: Looking for correct terminology
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 24 Jul 2002 15:49:14 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, "T. Alexander Popiel" <popiel@wolfskeep.com> writes:
> In message: <GzqM67.B2t@lugnet.com>
> "Dean Hystad" <dhystad@mn.rr.com> writes:
> > Hi All,
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> > I built a little robot that has two wheels that are tilted such that instead
> > of being parallel to the ground the axles stick up at an angle approximately
> > 75 degrees to the ground. Tilting the wheels this way raises the effective
> > axis of rotation and makes the robot more stable. I have seen this done
> > before with cheap radio controlled toys that roll on two dish shaped wheels,
> > but I don't know what to call this configuration. Any ideas??
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> I believe that that configuration is called 'negative camber'. It
> tends to get used on race cars a lot to improve stability through
> high speed turns, if I recall correctly.
Wheelchairs, particularly those used for sports like racing and basketball,
also use negative camber. They can get pretty extreme too. When I worked
for a wheelchair manufacturer, we'd do camber of up to 18 degrees on each wheel.
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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| (...) I believe that that configuration is called 'negative camber'. It tends to get used on race cars a lot to improve stability through high speed turns, if I recall correctly. - Alex (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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