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Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
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Date: 
Sat, 8 Jul 2006 00:58:50 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
On Fri, July 7, 2006 4:04 pm, Dave Hurley wrote:
I have three designs on paper for leaky bucket modules.  The basic version of
what I had in mind was a simple large hopper to receive balls from either the
faster modules, the train, or both.  The output would be a simple lifter, which
was run on a controller, much like you described.


<<http://www.greatballcontraption.com/images/leaky_bucket.jpg>>

David,

Sorry I can't explain this very well, but the leaky bucket will not provide an
acceptable interface between the fast & slow modules, like you're suggesting.

Steve

<sigh> This is why one of designs I mentioned had a second, variable output.
One in::two out.  If the input rate was say 3 bps, then the two outputs would be
equal to 3 (in this case) 1bps and 2bps.  I didn't give a very detailed
explanation of the idea earlier, sorry for any confusion.  The picture and basic
theory in a strict sense would not work without some sort of ball recovery plan.
So in reality 3= 1 + 2bps, so its more like a ball flow spliter with a large
buffer inbetween the fast and slow sides.

Dave



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  Re: thoughts on gbc module reliability
 
(...) David, Sorry I can't explain this very well, but the leaky bucket will not provide an acceptable interface between the fast & slow modules, like you're suggesting. Steve (18 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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