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RE: gear differential
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Fri, 20 Nov 1998 20:39:31 GMT
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Medical Informatics Consulting <medinfo@aros.STOPSPAMMERSnet>
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On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, alex wetmore wrote:
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> this is a fantastic device. i played with it today and build a new
> robot platform using it. i also flattened it by one layer, and i
> also make it one element wider (to make its width an even number,
> which makes it easier to work with). the main problem with it is
> that there are tons of gears involved, so there is a fair amount
> of efficency loss compared to running the output of motors directly
> to wheels.
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> in my design i swapped the inputs and outputs (the existing design
> doesn't really carry what is an input and what is an output) and
> puts one motor on each input. running one of the motors forwards
> or backwards runs the robot forwards or backwards. running the
> other motor forward or backwards turns the robot left or right
> on axis.
Yes, there is some loss with all of those gears, but I think that it is a
small price to pay for not having to worry about the vehicle veering off
course because of a mismatch in motor speed due to the direction the
motor is working. I believe Leo's original design used the lower torque
motors, so a little loss was acceptable.
Matt
medinfo@aros.net
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