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    "synchro drive" —John A. Tamplin
   I am working on building a platform using the idea from the "Syncho Drive" (no flamewars about what to call it -- that is what the original poster had so I am sticking to it). The problem I am having is that turning one "leg" induces a turn in the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: "synchro drive" —Doug Carlson
     I'm not sure I follow the problem in the design I used. One feature which isn't spelled out on my page is that each wheel is offset from the center of its turntable by a distance equal to the wheels radius. When the turntable turns (while the (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: "synchro drive" —Doug Carlson
     (...) Wish it was mine. :-) (...) I just used the 12T miter gears. 1:1 with the wheel offset equal to the wheel radius.I was just lucky that it fit the turntable so well. (...) I think the point of this platform is that it's handy to always have a (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: "synchro drive" —Russell Nelson
   John A. Tamplin writes: > I am working on building a platform using the idea from the "Syncho Drive" Hmmm.... I don't have any turntables to implement it that way. But I'm thinking that it doesn't need any more than 90 degrees of rotation, as long (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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