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I was really skeptical of this whole concept when I saw your first post, but
this sounds GREAT! I'd love to see your creation in .dat form. Is the micro
motor strong enough to recover from a spiral as well? Some specs on your
kite and bridle set up would be of interest too. You may have created a new
sport, autonomous stunt kite flying.
Rick Kirkwood
Jax Bch FL
----- Original Message -----
From: JP Brown <envcons@csi.com>
To: <lugnet.general@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: LEGO RCX Skydivers
> Hi Marco
>
> The RCX is slung underneath the "glider" (actually a 2 meter delta stunt • kite). It has
> one micromotor plugged into OUT_B (i.e., the micromotor contacts are • fitted directly onto
> the OUT_B contacts so the center of the motor's rotation is vertically • upwards). A cam is
> fitted on top of the mocromotor with 2-stud axle -- the far end of the cam • is attached to
> bridle lines which go to the left and right spars of the delta.
>
> I don't directly control the RCX, it is programmed to to stay straight for • one second, and
> then shift the cam slightly to the left -- this shifts the wieght of the • RCX relative to
> the center of gravity of the kite, thus putting the kite into a banking • spiral. The RCX
> also beeps every half second so that I have a way of calculating the • flight time. If you
> want more info, I can post a dat of the RCX to one of the CAD sections.
>
> Cheers
>
> JP
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| Hi Marco The RCX is slung underneath the "glider" (actually a 2 meter delta stunt kite). It has one micromotor plugged into OUT_B (i.e., the micromotor contacts are fitted directly onto the OUT_B contacts so the center of the motor's rotation is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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