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Re: mindstorms NXT
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 5 Jan 2006 21:58:02 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, John Barnes wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote:
> 
> > 
> > How would you create a rover-based robot with just three motors?  I want to
> > design more complex rovers other than the two-wheeled plus caster designs.
> > Something like the shrimp for instance.  The old rcx allows you to connect
> > multiple motors to the same port.  Also, the motor port could be used for other
> > sensors and powering other things as well...
> 
> So you parallel motors on the same port to do different things? As opposed to
> using a single motor mechanically coupled to different things? Is this as a
> result of a single motor not being powerful enough? Or because the two
> paralleled motors are moving with respect to each other so mechanical
> distribution from a single more powerful motor wouldn't do it?

Or they are far enough apart or in a difficult arrangement so that a mechanical
link is impractical. (eg: moving WRT each other.)

ROSCO



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  Re: mindstorms NXT
 
(...) Right. You cant always do things mechanically as it would complicate the design and might be too far apart. Also, sometimes a single motor doesnt have enough power, so doubling it up helps.... Ram (21 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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(...) So you parallel motors on the same port to do different things? As opposed to using a single motor mechanically coupled to different things? Is this as a result of a single motor not being powerful enough? Or because the two paralleled motors (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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