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Re: Caster design
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:56:19 GMT
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Dean Hystad wrote:
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> Has anyone seen a good writeup on the mechanics of caster design? I am
> looking for a concise description of how the horn offset (distance between
> the wheel axle and the caster pivot) affects stability and the "caster
> steer" phenomenon.
Check out Mario Ferrari's book, pages 134 and 143.
He shows the good and bad caster designs.
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C S Soh
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| Has anyone seen a good writeup on the mechanics of caster design? I am looking for a concise description of how the horn offset (distance between the wheel axle and the caster pivot) affects stability and the "caster steer" phenomenon. (24 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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