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| | | Chris: I believe it allows the two wheels attatched to one drive shaft to turn at different rates, thus allowing the gear-motor system to corner without skidding. -Zach (...) ---...--- Zachary Bourk UCSD, EE http:\\www.geocities...ystem\4968 (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: ok, time for a stupid question... —dave madden
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| | | | =>Chris Stanley wrote: =>> =>> what exactly is the purpose of a differential gear? i've got several of =>> them, i've seen them used in various projects, but i've never quite =>> managed to figure out what they do. Zachary A. Bourk" (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: ok, time for a stupid question... —Mark Tarrabain
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| | | | | (...) I believe the one you are referring to is found at: (URL) Mark (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | | Re: ok, time for a stupid question... —Alex Wetmore
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| | | | | | (...) adder/subtractors (one is very close to Leo's design and the uses the differentials a bit differently and is more efficient for the purposes of wheeled and tracked vehicles). alex -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: ok, time for a stupid question... —Dave Taira
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| | | | (...) Indeed. There's a very cool hands-on display at the Exploratorium (for anyone fortunate enough to live within driving distance of San Francisco) that has a single motor input, and two wheel outputs. Motor runs, and both wheels turn at the same (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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