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Re: Synchro drive in Lego
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:59:43 GMT
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Paul Speed <pspeed@augustschell.com*ihatespam*>
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My take on it,
A synchro drive is where all wheels are always facing the
same direction and turn(about the vertical axis) with each other so
that the platform can go in any direction. This can be illustrated by
the pictures I have seen on the commonly referred to web page. (Note:
you have to go to the bottom to actually see the synchro drive.) This
sounds easy enough but then when you try to get power to any or all of
the wheels it gets a little trickier mechanically.
What I think would be really cool is a synchro-drive platform
that can be controlled by one motor and therefor be watched by one
rotation sensor. For example, motor forward drives the wheels to move
the platform while motor reverse rotates the wheels. If this can
be done then you could control and track your robot's position with
a single output and a single input. That's a big IF though. :)
Later,
-Paul
Dan B.Brockman wrote:
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> I like the synchro also, but I need a good explanation of what synchro means in
> this context. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and missed the synchro
> class I guess!
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> Clay wrote:
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> > Hello all Synchro enthusiasts,
> >
> > I am very impressed. I am very interested the progress on this thing. I only
> > had enough parts to build one section(waiting on more parts). I would like
> > to contribute some thoughts in making this project better. I'm going to mess
> > with this one section until I get more pieces to build the entire thing.
> >
> > I would also like to incorporate the RCX into this thing and just go wild.
> > Is there any more information than what you have gotten privately any sites
> > that could be contributed to this project.
> >
> > Man, I'm going crazy with this. I'm so damn excited. I use to "play" with
> > LEGO's in the late 70's and early 80's, then kinda "grew up". Now I'm an
> > Internet Programmer and Web Master at the company I work for. And when the
> > MindStorms package came out.....well I guess that you can figure out what
> > happened out next. Went straight to my parents house and dug up all of my
> > old stuff and started buying sets left and right(now I can make the money
> > myself to get all I want, if you know what I mean).
> >
> > My first thought was to make some sort of all terrain vehicle and control it
> > with my RCX, well I kinda have to get back into the groove of things, if you
> > know what I mean. I was about to give that up and start on some things like
> > arms and walkers and stuff like that. But when I came across your message in
> > the newsgroup and looked at the information on this thing, I nearly c...
> > well we won't go there.
> >
> > I love the concept and want to expand it(don't know how yet, but I will).
> >
> > I would like to work with anyone closely on this to make it better. If
> > anyone is interested, please e-mail me and maybe we can put our heads
> > together on this. If you have ICQ, e-mail me and we can communicate that
> > way.
> >
> > I tried to contact that guy(who's web site is listed) and had the wrong
> > e-mail address on his site.
> >
> > As I said before, I am very interested in studying this and expanding on it.
> > if there is anyone out there who wants to contribute, please, get with me.
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Clay Aucoin
> > Director of Information Technologies, Web Services
> > Cruise & Vacation Shoppes America
> > caucoin@cruiseshoppes.com
> > (504) 833-0340 voice
> > (800) 375-0199 voice
> > (504) 831-3165 fax
> >
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| In article <369CD0FF.700F5D9E@a...hell.com>, Paul Speed <pspeed@augustschell.com> writes (...) [comprehensive description of synchro drive snipped] How long has synchro drive meant that? What I call a synchro is a master-slave single rotary (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I like the synchro also, but I need a good explanation of what synchro means in this context. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and missed the synchro class I guess! (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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