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Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 12 May 1999 13:58:38 GMT
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rajackson@qnx.comSPAMCAKE
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Previously, you (David Warnock) wrote:
> Michael,
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> If you only need to make right angle changes of direction how about a design
> where the robot does not turn.
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> You could have one set of axles for forward/backward with 1 motor driving both
> sides so you go straight.
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> Then to change direction a second motor lowers a set of wheels/axles are right
> angles to the first set lifting the original wheels of the ground. Then use a
> 3rd motor to drive the bot from side to side.
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> Maybe not very elegant and ceryainly jnot very flexible but it should be
> possible with the only complicated bit being the lowering and lifting of the
> side to side axles.
This is very close to what I was thinking. if you lowered a plate, lifted the
bot and then rotated it and then rised the plate lowering the bot. With some
clever mechanics you mifgt get the lifting and rotating done with one motor.
I would assign one motor for movement, one switch to count unit distances and
a second motor switch for lifting, rotating. you may need a third motor switch
to do the lift/rotate function.
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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