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Re: Robotic Wheelchair
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 2 Jul 1999 19:21:02 GMT
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Jason Jenkins <jenkins@ai.%Spamless%sri.com>
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Thanks Dave, for this rather complete and clear explanation of what I alluded
to. In case anyone misunderstood me about feathers being easier to catch.
Dave explained it much better.
> yielding more time to disperse the same amount of kinetic
> energy. This means a smaller force applied over a longer period of time.
> > From a robotics standpoint, the hard impact is tougher to maintain
> balance.
> Anyway, I hope I didn't stray too far off-topic for something that was
> probably just a humorous post to begin with.
yeah. we did. :)
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| But *catching* 25 lbs of lead is different than catching 25 lbs of feathers. The G forces during impact (which in turn affect the forces needed to maintain balance) vary tremendously depending on the shape, size, and compressive properties of the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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